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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | nearly, very nearly |
| Synonyms: | about, about to, all but, approximately, around, as good as, bordering on, close to, close upon, essentially, for all practical purposes, for the greatest part, in effect, in the neighborhood of, in the vicinity of, just about, most, much, near to, nigh, not far from, not quite, on the brink of, on the edge of, on the point of, on the verge of, practically, pretty near, relatively, roughly, substantially, virtually, well-nigh, within sight of |
| Main Entry: | just about |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | almost |
| Synonyms: | about, all but, approximately, around, as good as, close to, nearly, nigh, not quite, practically, well-nigh |
| Main Entry: | nearly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | almost |
| Synonyms: | about, all but, approaching, approximately, as good as, circa, close but no cigar, closely, give or take a little, in effect, in essence, in substance, in the ballpark, in the neighborhood, just about, more or less, most, much, nearabout, not quite, practically, pretty near, roughly, round, roundly, some, somewhere, upwards of, virtually, well-nigh, within a little |
| Main Entry: | practically |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | almost; nearly |
| Synonyms: | about, all but, approximately, as good as, as much as, basically, close to, essentially, for all intents and purposes, fundamentally, in effect, in essence, morally, most, much, nearly, nigh, virtually, well-nigh |
| Antonyms: | far, not close |
| Main Entry: | round |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | approximate |
| Synonyms: | about, all but, almost, around, as good as, close to, in the neighborhood of, just about, most, near, nearly, practically, roughly |
| Antonyms: | definite, exact, precise |
| Main Entry: | tantamount |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | same |
| Synonyms: | alike, as good as, commensurate, duplicate, equal, equivalent, identical, indistinguishable, like, parallel, same as, selfsame, synonymous, uniform, very |
| Notes: | paramount means 'primary, top'; tantamount means 'equivalent to, same as'; paramount first meant 'highest in jurisdiction' |
| Antonyms: | different, opposite, polar, reverse |
| Main Entry: | virtually |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | for all practical purposes |
| Synonyms: | around, as good as, basically, effectually, essentially, for all intents and purposes, fundamentally, give or take a little, guesstimate, implicitly, in all but name, in effect, in essence, in substance, in the ballpark, in the neighborhood, morally, nearly, not absolutely, not actually, practically, something like, upwards of |
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