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

More than two hundred anarchist papers were published during the peak periods of Italian immigration, and continued even after Congress’s 1924 Reed-Johnson Act virtually halted southern European immigration for four decades. — Ed Simon, JSTOR Daily, 7 Oct. 2026

Our instructions on how to find the Airbnb arrived via text, or rather a video recording from a friendly local virtually walking us from the parking lot to the property. — Callie Thorpe, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

But with Election Day less than a month away, Trump’s poor approval ratings, the Iran war and soaring gas prices have threatened Republicans in virtually every state. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

The microstutters are virtually eliminated, and performance feels good. — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2026