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pretty near
adverb as in almost
adverb as in hardly
Strongest matches
Strong match
Weak matches
- 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
- not quite
- once in a blue moon
- only
- only just
- perceptibly
- scantly
- slightly
- sparsely
- sporadically
- with trouble
adverb as in nearly
Strongest matches
adverb as in roughly
Strongest matches
Strong match
noun as in vicinity
Strongest matches
Strong matches
Weak matches
Example Sentences
We avoided the Great Depression and it was a pretty near-miss.
The circle of men gradually closed in and ascended the hill pretty near to each other.
And then, it was pretty near the last straw to have that relative roll a stone down the bank and put Clip out of the running.
I've set with Bill in the lower house three sessions, and I come pretty near knowin' him.
I couldn't but admire the way it was so made as to keep going, and me thinking it had come pretty near to a standstill.
It was pretty near full of water, so I got soaked to the neck, and I hit against a couple of dead Boches in it, too.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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