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

Example Sentences

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CHESKY: It touched almost every feature, especially the software part of the app.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

“For me, that mashup was almost like a Lichtenstein painting,” Cage explains.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

"We have almost nothing left, it's impossible to even find an egg," Sheyla Caya, 43, told AFP as she queued to buy a chicken.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

These prices have almost always been in steady decline since the government began keeping track in the late 1990s.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Rhys puts his arm around me, pulling me close, but despite being outside, the air around us feels thick and tight, almost claustrophobic.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

almost

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