Entry Word: almost

Function: adverb

Meaning: very close to but not completely <we were almost finished with dinner when Uncle Richard showed up> <there were almost enough seats for everybody on the bus>

Synonyms about, more or less, most, much, near, nearly, next to, nigh, practically, some, virtually, well-nigh

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

Phrases as good as

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