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| Main Entry: | |
| 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: | close |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | near, nearby |
| Synonyms: | abutting, across the street, adjacent, adjoining, approaching, around the corner, at hand, contiguous, convenient, give or take a little, handy, hard by, immediate, imminent, impending, in spitting distance, in the ball park, near-at-hand, nearest, nearly, neighboring, next, nigh, proximate, under one's nose, warm |
| Antonyms: | away, beyond, detached, far, faraway |
| Main Entry: | closely |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | approximately, carefully |
| Synonyms: | by the skin of one's teeth, exactly, firmly, hard, heedfully, in conjunction with, intently, intimately, jointly, meticulously, mindfully, minutely, nearly, punctiliously, scrupulously, searchingly, sharply, similarly, strictly, thoughtfully |
| Main Entry: | halfway |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | not complete; in the middle |
| Synonyms: | comparatively, compromising, conciliatory, half the distance, imperfectly, in part, incompletely, insufficiently, medially, middling, midway, moderately, nearly, partially, partly, pretty*, rather, restrictedly, to a degree, to some extent, to the middle, unsatisfactorily |
| Antonyms: | completely, totally, wholly |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | just |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | only now |
| Synonyms: | a moment ago, almost, approximately, at this moment, barely, by very little, hardly, just a while ago, just now, lately, nearly, now, presently, recently, right now, scarce, scarcely |
| 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: | most |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | nearly all; extremely |
| Synonyms: | about, all but, almost, approximately, close, eminently, exceedingly, in the majority, mightily, much, nearly, nigh, practically, remarkably, super, surpassingly, too, very, well-nigh |
| Antonyms: | least |
| Main Entry: | narrowly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | just, closely |
| Synonyms: | almost, barely, by a hair, by a whisker, by narrow margin, carefully, close, nearly, only just, painstakingly, scarcely, scrutinizingly |
| Antonyms: | carelessly, imprecisely |
| 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 |
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