Antonyms for all but
| Grammar : Adj, adv |
| Spell : awl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɔl |
Definition of all but
Origin :- Old English eall "all, every, entire," from Proto-Germanic *alnaz (cf. Old Frisian, Old High German al, Old Norse allr, Gothic alls), with no certain connection outside Germanic.
- Combinations with all meaning "wholly, without limit" were common in Old English (e.g. eall-halig "all-holy," eall-mihtig "all-mighty") and the method continued to form new compound words throughout the history of English. First record of all out "to one's full powers" is 1880. All-terrain vehicle first recorded 1968. All clear as a signal of "no danger" is recorded from 1902. All right, indicative of approval, is attested from 1953.
- As in practically : adj almost; nearly
- As in just about : adv almost
- As in most : adv nearly all; extremely
- As in nearly : adv almost
- As in round : adv approximate
- As in almost : adv nearly, very nearly
Synonyms for all but
- about
- about to
- all but
- almost
- approaching
- approximately
- around
- as good as
- as much as
- basically
- bordering on
- circa
- close
- close but no cigar
- close to
- close upon
- closely
- eminently
- essentially
- exceedingly
- for all intents and purposes
- for all practical purposes
- for the greatest part
- fundamentally
- give or take a little
- in effect
- in essence
- in substance
- in the ballpark
- in the majority
- in the neighborhood
- in the neighborhood of
- in the vicinity of
- just about
- mightily
- morally
- more or less
- most
- much
- near
- near to
- nearabout
- nearly
- nigh
- not far from
- not quite
- on the brink of
- on the edge of
- on the point of
- on the verge of
- practically
- pretty near
- relatively
- remarkably
- roughly
- round
- roundly
- some
- somewhere
- substantially
- super
- surpassingly
- too
- upwards of
- very
- virtually
- well-nigh
- within a little
- within sight of
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