Synonyms for almost
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : awl-mohst, awl-mohst |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔl moʊst, ɔlˈmoʊst |
Top 10 synonyms for almost Other synonyms for the word almost
- about to
- all but
- as good as
- bordering on
- close to
- close upon
- for all practical purposes
- for the greatest part
- in effect
- in the neighborhood of
- in the vicinity of
- just about
- near to
- nigh
- not far from
- not quite
- on the brink of
- on the edge of
- on the point of
- on the verge of
- pretty near
- substantially
- well-nigh
- within sight of
Définition of almost
Origin :- Old English eallmæst "nearly all, for the most part," literally "mostly all;" see all + most. Modern form from 15c.
- adv nearly, very nearly
- The request, thus aided by flattery, was almost unanimously granted.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Almost every Barbarian at the table had made his own fortune.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- They're really one and a half sizes too small, and almost kill me.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1. No. 20, August 13, 1870 » by Various
- It was almost impossible to win their confidence, or to get information from them.
- Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
- She was almost in; it was only a slight dizziness, yet she could not see the light-house.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- I had almost omitted to add, that he was a ladies' haberdasher.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- Weel, man, that's a-year-and-a-half, and you must be almost a man noo.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- The resources of this country are almost beyond computation.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- You may be almost the first girl to apply, or you may be among the latest, but not the too latest.
- Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
- But now came a tide of other news, and almost all of it was stale stuff to him.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
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