Synonyms of virtually

virtually

adverb

ˈvər-chə-wə-lē 

as in practically

very close to but not completely

fell in love with a man who was virtually penniless

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of virtually

Now, virtually every other automaker has a portfolio of electric vehicles and no longer needs to offset its emissions by pooling with Tesla. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026

The decision left some Ukrainian drones virtually inoperable, according to the newspaper. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026

Now, the Longhorns are just one loss away from virtually being eliminated from College Football Playoff contention, but the big picture of it all is that head coach Steve Sarkisian has simply not pushed Manning to take a step in the right direction. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026

While the phenomenon is virtually nonexistent, the President has turned it into a pretext to involve the Department of Homeland Security in the midterms, Jonathan Blitzer reports. — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026