almost not

ADVERB

hardly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barely comparatively practically rarely seldom simply somewhat

STRONG

just

WEAK

almost inconceivably by a hair by no means detectably faintly gradually imperceptibly infrequently little no more than no way not a bit not at all not by much not likely not markedly not measurably not much not notably not noticeably not often not quite once in a blue moon only only just perceptibly pretty near scantly slightly sparsely sporadically with trouble

Antonyms

STRONGEST

frequently

WEAK

very

Example Sentences

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"We used to talk about technology-facilitated violence and abuse; I think that's almost not a useful term anymore, because … it's practically all technology-facilitated," she said.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

“My biggest symptom after that was extreme anhedonia, like a feeling of not being myself or getting pleasure from anything — almost not feeling human,” she said.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2025

She’s got such a head start that it’s almost not fair.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2025

She dared to ask, “What would happen if I just … didn’t?,” and it seems to have affected her husband’s campaign almost not at all.

From Slate • Oct. 31, 2024

It was so soft, he could almost not hear it at all over the sounds of the birds.

From "The River" by Gary Paulsen

almost not

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