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

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If there were fear of a major correction, the VIX complex would almost certainly be higher.

From Barron's

This represents a big shift in the consumer profile, with the spending power of almost a fifth of the population affected negatively.

From MarketWatch

By almost every metric that matters, college football has never had it so good.

From The Wall Street Journal

I was just talking to an actor friend and we both realized that we were drawn, at nine and 10 years old, to these almost dour, misanthropic, middle-aged characters.

From The Wall Street Journal

That includes a clean tech industry that leads the world in almost every conceivable category, though Wang explores other domains as well.

From Los Angeles Times

almost

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