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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"It's almost like the methylation is transferred to another allele," says Feinberg.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

But almost 200 Russian "shadow fleet" vessels had entered UK waters as of 11 May since the prime minister threatened to intercept them in mid-March, BBC Verify analysis suggests.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Data-center equipment maker Vertiv and optical networking company Coherent have almost doubled, while semiconductor giant Broadcom is up around 30% in 2026.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

That study also suggested a possible way forward: Students who used a version of ChatGPT instructed not to give answers and fed with problems from teachers saw almost no drop-off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Mutti was shouting after him, shrieking almost; but I could see it was pointless, that Karli had made up his mind.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

almost

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