Synonyms of practically

practically

adverb

ˈprak-ti-k(ə-)lē 

as in almost

very close to but not completely

practically everyone agreed to help

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of practically

The disgraced ex-Prince Andrew, while living practically for free, made money by renting out cottages on his Windsor estate, according to findings by Great Britain’s National Audit Office (NAO). —Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 6 June 2026

And then for movements, the health services have practically no vehicles. —Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 6 June 2026

While the mission was designed with dark energy, dark matter, and exoplanets in mind, Roman’s unprecedented observational capability will offer practically limitless opportunities for astronomers to explore all kinds of cosmic topics. —Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 June 2026

Makeup became second nature, and with my mom owning nail salons, beauty was practically the family business. —Amanda Le, InStyle, 4 June 2026