almost

¹al·most

adv \ˈȯl-ˌmōst, ȯl-ˈ\

Definition of ALMOST

: very nearly but not exactly or entirely <we're almost there>

Examples of ALMOST

1. Analysts predict that rates will rise by almost 40 percent.
2. Goats will eat almost anything.

Origin of ALMOST

Middle English, from Old English ealmǣst, from eall + mǣst most

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to ALMOST

Synonyms: 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, as good as, just about, pretty much, within an inch of

Related Words: appreciably, by and large, chiefly, largely, mainly, mostly; kind of, partially, partly, somewhat

Near Antonyms: absolutely, altogether, completely, entirely, fully, plain, plumb [chiefly dialect], quite, thoroughly; totally, utterly, well, wholly; barely, hardly, scarcely

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Rhymes with ALMOST

at most, bedpost, compost, crown roast, doorpost, endmost, foremost, French toast, gatepost, glasnost, goalpost, gold coast, Gold Coast, guidepost, headmost, hindmost, impost, inmost, king post, lamppost, midmost, milepost, outmost, outpost, pot roast, provost, queen post, rearmost, rib roast, riposte, seacoast, signpost, Slave Coast, sternmost, sternpost, topmost, upcoast, upmost, utmost