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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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The so-called fog of war and secrecy of special-forces operations make such disputes almost inevitable, according to Beam.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

At their debut, they almost singlehandedly inaugurated a shift towards hyper-intimate headphone pop - it’s hard to imagine Billie Eilish sounding quite the same without them.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

"With a provider like Planet Labs, the advantage is that they're imaging almost every place on Earth once a day."

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

The cease-fire announced on Tuesday led to the best day for the stock market in almost exactly a year.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

It’s so bright that it almost feels like daytime.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith