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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“They have made us feel almost like criminals,” Christopher Monroe said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Baillie’s flagship London-listed investment trust, Scottish Mortgage, has almost a fifth of its assets in still-private SpaceX.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

The games preceded the modern Olympic Games by almost 300 years.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Traditional, closed-end private credit funds are structured almost the complete opposite way.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

“That is the lead singer of Not Your Wild West Show. They’re not only rez famous, but almost actually famous!”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

almost

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