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as good as

ADJECTIVE
comparable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
commensurate equal proportionate tantamount
WEAK
a match for commensurable equipollent equipotential equivalent in a class with on a par
Antonyms
STRONGEST
different
WEAK
dissimilar incomparable unalike unequal unlike unworthy
ADJECTIVE
practically
Synonyms
STRONGEST
approximately basically essentially morally nearly virtually
STRONG
much
WEAK
about all but as much as close to for all intents and purposes fundamentally in effect in essence most nigh well-nigh
Antonyms
WEAK
far not close
ADJECTIVE
tantamount
Synonyms
STRONGEST
commensurate identical
WEAK
alike duplicate equal equivalent indistinguishable like parallel same as selfsame synonymous uniform very
Antonyms
WEAK
different opposite polar reverse
ADVERB
almost
Synonyms
STRONGEST
about approximately around essentially most much practically relatively roughly virtually
STRONG
nigh well-nigh
WEAK
about to all but 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
ADVERB
just about
Synonyms
WEAK
about all but approximately around close to nearly nigh not quite practically well-nigh
ADVERB
nearly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
approximately practically roughly virtually
STRONG
about closely most well-nigh
WEAK
all but approaching circa close but no cigar give or take a little in effect in essence in substance in the ballpark in the neighborhood just about more or less much nearabout not quite pretty near round roundly some somewhere upwards of within a little
ADVERB
round
Synonyms
STRONG
around near
WEAK
about all but almost close to in the neighborhood of just about most nearly practically roughly
Antonyms
WEAK
definite exact precise
ADVERB
virtually
Synonyms
STRONGEST
basically essentially nearly practically
WEAK
around effectually for all intents and purposes fundamentally give or take a little guesstimate implicitly in all but name in effect in essence in substance in the ballpark in the neighborhood morally not absolutely not actually something like upwards of

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"But these laws are hardly implemented. Any regulation is as good as its implementation."

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

Asked if DeChambeau would play Saturday, Falkoff said, “Your guess is as good as mine.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

However, even they caution that the technique is only as good as the people using it.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026

Jamie Dimon, chief executive of JPMorgan, said that conditions for the banking business were “getting close to as good as it gets.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

When he thought of it that way, he realized that complex modern financial markets were as good as designed to reward a person with Asperger’s who took an interest in them.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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