Synonyms for almost
ˈɔl moʊst, ɔlˈmoʊstal·most

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1. almostadverb

   Very close

   In all the submissions, they found four papers that were clearly worth publishing and another dozen almosts.

   Synonyms:
   nigh

2. almostadverb

   Not quite

   Synonyms:
   nearly

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. about, almost, most, nearly, near, nigh, virtually, well-nighadverb

   (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

   "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees"

   Synonyms:
   well-nigh, virtually, closely, or so, intimately, roughly, just about, some, nigh, most, about, nearly, more or less, close, near, approximately, around, to the highest degree, close to

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. almostadjective

   Synonyms:
   nearly, toward, towards, well-nigh, all but, for the most part, not quite, within a little

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:5.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "almost":

   nearly, virtually, practically, near, close, approximately, fast, hardly, closely, roughly, about, around, casi, pretty, barely, scarcely, nigh, près

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1. Ihor Dusaniwsky:

   We definitely had demand-based pressure on rates and now, because there's almost no stock left, you have supply-based pressure.

2. William Perry:

   Now, in those areas, almost nothing can take place. You can go in and take pictures and nothing else.

3. Paul Chambers:

   For a number of years, people have been speculating whether the elements involved in the insurgency in the south will be hitting other targets beyond the southern provinces, but we've never seen that happen. And it would be intriguing, if indeed there is any link, why this would happen now. almost all of the insurgent groups have been involved in a dialogue with the military government, so it's illogical for Paul Chambers to want to have a bomb.

4. Margrethe Vestager:

   In our modern society access to affordable and good quality broadband and TV services is almost as asked for as running water.

5. Simone Biles:

   I think the culture shift is happening, but it’s almost as if the athletes almost have too much power and the coaches can’t get a rein on it, so then it’s kind of wild. It’s like a horse out of the barn: You can’t get it back in.