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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Lacey, who has American Airlines’ top status, now flies almost exclusively out of Wichita.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It’s almost like the market’s forcing their hand to go away from bitcoin mining into AI.”

From The Wall Street Journal

In 2023, researchers from King's College London and University of Oxford found almost one in five people suffer from it.

From BBC

Gunning has been in the industry for almost two decades, but Baby Reindeer has been a life-changing experience.

From BBC

This year, almost 20% of repair orders are now paid completely by the customer instead of the insurer, he said.

From MarketWatch