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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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This year's annual Ladies Day at Aintree Racecourse is under way, with the biggest crowd in almost 15 years expected.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

It’s almost perfect, in other words, for repelling crowds.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

In April 2025, she formed a lobbying firm called Varidon Strategies and began registering in states almost immediately afterward, according to records.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

Since hostilities kicked off in the Middle East, TSMC’s U.S.-listed shares had fallen by almost a fifth from its all-time high of $390, notched up in February.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

“You almost did! Why did the trashrat send me over here? Were you really in trouble?”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman