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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Milei used social media to build a winning presidential campaign in 2023 with almost no political machine, rallying support for a painful austerity program and free-market overhaul he called economic-shock therapy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

He has taken full advantage of scraping into the Roland Garros main draw and spent almost 20 hours playing as he moved through the rounds.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Prof Ed Wilson, health economist at the University of Exeter, says that according to NHS data, a routine vaginal delivery is almost £4,800.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Shares are down almost 14% so far this year.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

This happens for almost twenty minutes until, eventually, I get frustrated.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

almost

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