Synonyms of almost

almost 1 of 2

adverb

as in nearly

very close to but not completely

we were almost finished with dinner when an unexpected visitor showed up

there were almost enough seats for everybody on the bus

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nearly
• practically
• virtually
• fairly
• about
• most
• somewhere
• pretty much
• just about
• well-nigh
• nigh
• mostly
• much
• as good as
• next to
• more or less
• largely
• fair
• all but
• near
• feckly
• somewhat
• within an inch of
• mainly
• borderline
• partially
• chiefly
• appreciably
• partly
• by and large
• kind of

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• quite
• entirely
• completely
• absolutely
• fully
• thoroughly
• altogether
• well
• totally
• wholly
• utterly
• plain
• barely
• hardly
• scarcely
• plumb

almost

2 of 2

adjective

as in relative

being such only when compared to something else

burdened with impossibly high expectations, the movie came to be regarded as an almost failure

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relative
• approximate
• comparative
• similar
• comparable
• near
• equivalent
• equal
• alike

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• complete
• perfect
• pure
• absolute
• outright
• real
• unqualified
• downright
• true
• out-and-out
• genuine