'almost' definitions:
Definition of 'almost'
(from WordNet)
adverb
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees" [syn: about, almost, most, nearly, near, nigh, virtually, well- nigh]
Synonyms of 'almost'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- about,
- all but,
- approximately,
- as good as,
- as much as,
- barely,
- bordering on,
- close,
- closely,
- essentially,
- hardly,
- in effect,
- just about,
- most,
- much,
- near,
- nearabout,
- nearly,
- nigh,
- nighhand,
- not quite,
- practically,
- pretty near,
- scarcely,
- verging on,
- virtually,
- well-nigh