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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 party felt like it was almost, with some praise for Starmer's handling of the war, starting to catch a break.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

RFK Jr. and I will almost certainly have our strange voices for the rest of our lives.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

She almost lost everything when her husband asked for a divorce at the dawn of the Covid-19 pandemic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

According to Eleni, Fillmore almost always sleeps through the night.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

I turn on the one next to her, crank it to almost scalding, and squeeze some shampoo from the dispenser into my hand.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam