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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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That was second only to the United Arab Emirates, which recorded $6.4 billion in transactions, almost entirely in Dubai.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

There is a level of interest in these elections, especially to councils, that I have never come across in almost a quarter of a century of covering these things.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

With only six, carbenes are highly unstable and react almost instantly with their surroundings.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026

At their debut, they almost singlehandedly inaugurated a shift towards hyper-intimate headphone pop - it’s hard to imagine Billie Eilish sounding quite the same without them.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

On this anniversary of defeat it seemed almost for a moment that we were victors.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom