not quite

ADVERB

almost

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 on the brink of on the edge of on the point of on the verge of pretty near substantially within sight of

ADVERB

approximately

Synonyms

STRONGEST

almost generally relatively roughly

STRONG

about around

WEAK

ballpark figure bordering on circa close to closely comparatively in the ballpark in the neighborhood of in the region of in the vicinity of just about loosely more or less most much not far from proximately upwards of very close

Antonyms

WEAK

accurately clearly definitely exactly precisely

ADVERB

hardly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barely comparatively practically rarely seldom simply somewhat

STRONG

just

WEAK

almost inconceivably almost not by a hair by no means detectably faintly gradually imperceptibly infrequently little no more than no way not a bit not at all not by much not likely not markedly not measurably not much not notably not noticeably not often once in a blue moon only only just perceptibly pretty near scantly slightly sparsely sporadically with trouble

Antonyms

STRONGEST

frequently

WEAK

very

ADVERB

just about

Synonyms

WEAK

about all but approximately around as good as close to nearly nigh practically well-nigh

ADVERB

little

Synonyms

STRONGEST

a little barely hardly rarely seldom

WEAK

hardly ever not many not often only just scarcely somewhat

Antonyms

STRONGEST

frequently

WEAK

more much

ADVERB

more or less

Synonyms

WEAK

about almost around ballpark figure bordering on circa close to in the ballpark in the neighborhood of in the vicinity of just about not far from on average relatively roughly thereabouts very close

ADVERB

nearly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

approximately practically roughly virtually

STRONG

about closely most well-nigh

WEAK

all but approaching as good as 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 pretty near round roundly some somewhere upwards of within a little

PREPOSITION

toward/towards

Synonyms

WEAK

against almost approaching close to coming up contra en route facing for fronting headed for in relation to in the direction of in the vicinity just before moving nearing nearly on the road to over against pointing to proceeding shortly before to via vis-à-vis

Example Sentences

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While still not quite at his metronomic best against Borges, striking 29 unforced errors, this was an improvement on his performance against Kecmanovic.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

But it’s not quite that simple, Holland says.

From Salon • Jun. 25, 2026

“Our view would be it’s probably not quite that much,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

"It's a strange material because it's obviously not a liquid. However, it's also not quite solid. This opens new and intriguing engineering possibilities," Barthelat said.

From Science Daily • Jun. 15, 2026

Alex hugged her, and it wasn’t quite the same as hugging Jack and not quite the same as snuggling into Selkie, but it made her believe that the world might get better again.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

not quite

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