Definitions

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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Nasa said that its early March launch day for its highly anticipated lunar mission would almost definitely be pushed back, after the agency spotted problems with the system's helium flow in safety checks.

From BBC

"When we gave sugar to the mice in hypoxia, it disappeared from their bloodstream almost instantly," says Yolanda Martí-Mateos, PhD, a postdoctoral scholar in Jain's lab and first author of the new study.

From Science Daily

Another is thinking about leaving the Navy after almost a year away from her toddler daughter.

From The Wall Street Journal

In turn, extremely fast computers could operate using almost no electricity at all.

From Science Daily

Pregnancy dating is almost always an estimate, yet it determines the type of care women receive as pregnancies progress.

From Science Daily

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