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ADJECTIVE
practically
Synonyms
STRONGEST
approximately basically essentially morally nearly virtually
STRONG
much
WEAK
about as good as as much as close to for all intents and purposes fundamentally in effect in essence most nigh well-nigh
Antonyms
WEAK
far not close
ADVERB
almost
Synonyms
STRONGEST
about approximately around essentially most much practically relatively roughly virtually
STRONG
nigh well-nigh
WEAK
about to 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
ADVERB
just about
Synonyms
WEAK
about approximately around as good as close to nearly nigh not quite practically well-nigh
ADVERB
most
Synonyms
STRONGEST
almost exceedingly much nearly remarkably too very
STRONG
about nigh well-nigh
WEAK
approximately close eminently in the majority mightily practically super surpassingly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
little
WEAK
least
ADVERB
nearly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
approximately practically roughly virtually
STRONG
about closely most well-nigh
WEAK
approaching as good as 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 almost as good as close to in the neighborhood of just about most nearly practically roughly
Antonyms
WEAK
definite exact precise

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It looked to have been a potentially fatal error to his victory hopes on a track where overtaking is all but impossible between evenly matched cars on similar strategies, but Norris stayed calm.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

A US review panel on Friday recommended loosening restrictions on all but one of a buzzy class of peptides, dismissing protests from medical experts who say none are well-studied enough to justify wide access.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

I couldn’t hear them at all, but I got the impression that those intrusions and distractions were weighing on her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

“A very wide range is simply not a salary range at all, but the employer refusing to comply and publish the actual salary band as the law now states,” von Ahlen said.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

Or, perhaps it wasn’t a sin at all, but something else.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

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