virtually

[vur-choo-uh-lee] / ˈvɜr tʃu ə li /

ADVERB

for all practical purposes

Synonyms

STRONGEST

basically essentially nearly practically

WEAK

around as good as effectually for all intents and purposes fundamentally give or take a little guesstimate implicitly in all but name in effect in essence in substance in the ballpark in the neighborhood morally not absolutely not actually something like upwards of

Example Sentences

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If anything, it’s gotten worse, with video clips being celebrated virally, as if we’re judging a never-ending contest to be the worst example of the species.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

"If you don't get them down quickly, they spread virally."

From BBC • May 7, 2025

There's a now virally snippeted section in "Martha," the Netflix documentary directed by R.J.

From Salon • Nov. 7, 2024

We may lack the macabre creativity of children who have virally redesigned these participation trophies in the recent past.

From Slate • Nov. 2, 2024

A photo of me sprawled on the shower floor—bound and green, wearing only a gray alien mask—had spread virally through SnowFlake, each new person who shared it heaping on derision.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

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