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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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Their excitement was almost childlike, and I mean that in the best possible way.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

James Knightley, chief international economist at ING, said that his forecast assumes the Strait of Hormuz will be almost fully open to oil tankers by the summer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Diaz, who moves countless pallets of product, jokes he was born at the factory, having spent almost his entire adult life working for the company.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Voters will mark ballots that are almost half a meter long and feature a head-scratching 35 presidential candidates.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

Back when Mom, Jonah, and I first moved here when I was eleven, Pops would find me almost every day after school, fishing off the end of his dock.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam