almost
adverb
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Synonyms & Antonyms for almost
Synonyms: Adverb
about, all but, borderline, fair [chiefly British], fairly, feckly [chiefly Scottish], more or less, most, much, near, nearly, next to, nigh, practically, somewhere, virtually, well-nigh
Synonyms: Adjective
approximate, comparative, near, relative
Antonyms: Adjective
absolute, complete, downright, out-and-out, outright, perfect, pure, unqualified
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Examples of almost in a Sentence
Adverb
Analysts predict that rates will rise by almost 40 percent. Goats will eat almost anything.Adjective
burdened with impossibly high expectations, the movie came to be regarded as an almost failure
Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb
On the highway, the diesel’s even better, with the rear-wheel-drive trucks earning an almost-suspicious 33 mpg. — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, "The 2020 Chevy Silverado 1500 Offers a Tough Choice: Gas or Diesel?," 8 Sep. 2019 The last car on the lead lap, Sorenson had a quiet day that almost ended with a top 20 finish. — Rob Peeters, Indianapolis Star, "Brickyard 400 one-liners: Single sentence reviews of all 40 drivers who raced Sunday," 8 Sep. 2019 The Tangle Campground had almost no one there until the evening of Aug. 29. — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, "Denali Highway is in great shape, and caribou are there for the taking," 8 Sep. 2019 Unsurprisingly, Lifetime's take on the scandal revolves around two moms who may or may not (but almost certainly are) based on the actresses. — Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, "Lifetime Releases Trailer for Its 'College Admissions Scandal' TV Movie," 7 Sep. 2019 Billings and Baker said the jury almost deadlocked on the matter of Harris’ culpability as well. — Megan Cassidy, SFChronicle.com, "Ghost Ship trial: Jurors deadlocked over landlord responsibility, legal standard," 7 Sep. 2019 In his most recent start, Old School Icon broke slow and out to lose almost a length of ground. — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, "Racing! Jerry Hollendorfer can’t race at Golden Gate Fields," 7 Sep. 2019 Solea uses a wavelength of light delivered in thousands of pulses per second that provides an analgesic effect that takes away almost all of the sensation. — Ramona Sentinel, "Dentist gives patients a painless option with laser device," 6 Sep. 2019 From above, the ceiling-size mirror invited eyes to wander across the room, making it almost too good not to eye the other partygoers. — Vogue, "Inside Alan Faena’s All-White Hideout, Where Fashion Week’s Finest Came to Play," 6 Sep. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
West made his triumphant return to Twitter last Friday after an almost year-long hiatus. — NBC News, "Kanye West returns for a new album — and some Twitter philosophy," 21 Apr. 2018 Kentucky's almost year-old $45 million facility has a barber shop like Oregon, plus ventilated lockers with phone charging stations and a dining area complete with a chef. — Ron Higgins, NOLA.com, "Georgia: We've got a D.J. booth in our locker room! Clemson: So what? We have Dabo World!!," 20 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'almost.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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