Definitions

as good as

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All (8) Adjective (3) Adverb (5)

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comparable adj.
practically adj.
tantamount adj.
almost adv.
just about adv.
nearly adv.
round adv.
virtually adv.

ADJECTIVE

comparable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commensurate equal proportionate tantamount

WEAK

a match for commensurable equipollent equipotential equivalent in a class with on a par

Antonyms

STRONGEST

different

WEAK

dissimilar incomparable unalike unequal unlike unworthy

ADJECTIVE

practically

Synonyms

STRONGEST

approximately basically essentially morally nearly virtually

STRONG

much

WEAK

about all but as much as close to for all intents and purposes fundamentally in effect in essence most nigh well-nigh

Antonyms

WEAK

far not close

ADJECTIVE

tantamount

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commensurate identical

WEAK

alike duplicate equal equivalent indistinguishable like parallel same as selfsame synonymous uniform very

Antonyms

WEAK

different opposite polar reverse

ADVERB

almost

Synonyms

STRONGEST

about approximately around essentially most much practically relatively roughly virtually

STRONG

nigh well-nigh

WEAK

about to all but 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

ADVERB

just about

Synonyms

WEAK

about all but approximately around close to nearly nigh not quite practically well-nigh

ADVERB

nearly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

approximately practically roughly virtually

STRONG

about closely most well-nigh

WEAK

all but approaching circa close but no cigar give or take a little in effect in essence in substance in the ballpark in the neighborhood just about more or less much nearabout not quite pretty near round roundly some somewhere upwards of within a little

ADVERB

round

Synonyms

STRONG

around near

WEAK

about all but almost close to in the neighborhood of just about most nearly practically roughly

Antonyms

WEAK

definite exact precise

ADVERB

virtually

Synonyms

STRONGEST

basically essentially nearly practically

WEAK

around 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

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as good as

Making store brands as good as their household-name counterparts hasn’t been easy.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

Recruiters and hiring managers struggle to determine whether candidates are as good as advertised—or merely good at using AI to cheat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

"While school food is not as good as it should be, there are some regulations around it," says Keith Godfrey, an epidemiology professor at the University of Southampton.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

They had been working on it so long that they fell in love with this thing that just is not as good as they thought.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

That sounded as good as dead to me.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

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