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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At Nio's Hefei plant, parts of the production line are almost fully automated.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

JetBlue tickets had the biggest jump, rising almost 27%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

For FedEx as a whole, Wall Street projects almost $94 billion in sales and $6.5 billion in operating income.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Ballplayers buying into professional sports franchises has become almost routine.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

“Well, there is a way. The cleaning woman at the jail has a teenage son and they’ve almost picked him up twice. She’s desperate to find another place for him to live.”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

almost

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