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. William Shakespeare:

   Hamlet Do you see yonder cloud that's almost in shape of a camel Polonius By the mass, and 'tis like a camel, indeed. Hamlet Methinks it is like a weasel. Polonius It is backed like a weasel. Hamlet Or like a whale Polonius Very like a whale.

2. Paige Einstein:

   They've taken seafood, which is a generally healthy meal, and turned it into this abomination. But what was so shocking to me is that the Lobsterita has 890 calories alone, so you're adding on to your meal almost half a day's worth of calories just in a drink.

3. Alan Wintermute:

   I think haters are gonna hate. It’s honestly almost entirely ignorant gossip it’s going to sell for a lot of money, and that I think does bring out the competitive instincts in some members of the art community.

4. Richard Daugherty:

   They look at you and carry on eating grass, and you think, 'aw, you know, what have I done wrong?' You almost feel dejected that you aren't needed anymore.

5. Gavin Ashenden:

   The idea that people are so trivial that they can be almost tricked into a search for God by entertaining them with a golf course is a serious-category error.