not nearly

phrase

: 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

At this point, Caedan Wallace and Andrew Meyer are Miami’s top backups, and that’s not nearly good enough to survive 17 games. — Omar Kelly august 24, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026

But there are not nearly enough of these preceptors willing to take on students — and that threatens to choke off a supply of medical professionals the country urgently needs. — Colleen Connolly, STAT, 24 Aug. 2026

There are, surprisingly, not nearly enough reviews in for a Rotten Tomatoes score on either the critic or audience side. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Burton was not nearly as flashy, but still found ways to score against a stingy Minnesota defense, pulling the Valkyries within single digits while playing every minute of the second half. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for not nearly

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