not nearly

idiom

: much less than : not at all

There's not nearly enough flour for a cake here.

It's not nearly as late as I thought it was.

Examples of not nearly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Behind these thriving ecosystems is an equally complex — though perhaps not nearly as captivating — ecosystem of laws, policies and civic engagement. —Elise Bennett, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 May 2025

Both have major league experience, though not nearly as much as Carrasco and DeSclafani. —Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 May 2025

But Elephant’s succession of lovey-dovey throwback jams awards too much real estate to sounds of Gen-X wedding receptions and not nearly enough to zeroing in on newer directions. —Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 13 May 2025

Quenneville also realizes that’s not nearly enough to satisfy a significant segment of hockey fans who believe his acknowledged inaction during the Blackhawks scandal should have ended his career forever. —Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025

Rhymes for not nearly

• austerely
• severely
• sincerely
• cavalierly
• clearly
• dearly
• merely
• queerly
• yearly