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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AI will almost certainly prove as consequential as the internet, and probably will take about as long to reshape the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Then there is Trump, who is expected to attend Game 3 and will almost certainly bring a different kind of attention to Madison Square Garden.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

"When the wind has dropped, you can smell a kind of toxic chemical smell, and it's like a taste that you can almost feel on the back of your throat," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

“You could almost cry and get chills,” said Caligiuri, another Bruin playing at the Rose Bowl, who saw fans both wearing and waving American flags in 1994, when all the stadium announcements were in English.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

“I almost forgot to give you this,” she says, placing it on the table in front of me.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

almost

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