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almost

[awl-mohst, awl-mohst] / ˈɔl moʊst, ɔlˈmoʊst /
ADVERB
nearly, very nearly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
about approximately around essentially most much practically relatively roughly virtually
STRONG
nigh well-nigh
WEAK
about to all but as good as bordering on close to close upon for all practical purposes for the greatest part in effect in the neighborhood of in the vicinity of just about near to not far from not quite on the brink of on the edge of on the point of on the verge of pretty near substantially within sight of

Example Sentences

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Their stakes are real, but the dispute comes to the court in such rarefied doctrinal form that the underlying injury almost disappears.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

A farming family in one of the most remote corners of England say they have become almost "cut off" by the state of the road to their home.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Thursday’s gains leave NIO shares up almost 100% over the past 12 months.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

In that vacuum, the movie seemed almost watchable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

I had been Prisoner 66730 for so long that I almost failed to react to my name.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom