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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“It’s real romantic — rural romantic. I love that part almost more than anything.”

From Los Angeles Times

But it became clear almost immediately Nissanka was operating on an entirely different level in Pallekele, playing "an innings for the ages," as Test Match Special commentator Daniel Norcross labelled it.

From BBC

The movie received almost $4 million in financing from the Bank of North Dakota in hopes of increasing tourism, but both the movie and its economic impact fell short of expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal

There is consensus in the AI world that the model builders have vacuumed in almost all possible data that one can find accessible online.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ethan Thornton said he got fixated on balloons at age 17—five years ago—after reading about a Google project that kept one over Puerto Rico for almost a year.

From The Wall Street Journal

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