virtually

[vur-choo-uh-lee] / ˈvɜr tʃu ə li /

ADVERB

for all practical purposes

Synonyms

STRONGEST

basically essentially nearly practically

WEAK

around as good as 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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You may personally find some of them terrible, but most are bearable and all are virtually inevitable.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

The S&P was virtually flat, the Dow had lost 2.15% and the Nasdaq was up 2.1%.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Claim: “They were also rapidly building a vast stockpile of conventional ballistic missiles and would have soon had missiles that could reach the American homeland, Europe, and virtually any other place on earth.”

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026

"This disruption is affecting virtually every island served by a major vessel and we are profoundly sorry for that," he added.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

He, like virtually all the others, worked in more than one field: he published on monetary reform as well as astronomy.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

virtually

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