almost

/ˈɔlmoʊst/

adverbal · most

Think: "ALL + MOST" — it’s *almost* all of it.

Yes, it's almost. Spell it as two familiar parts: **al** + **most** (no extra letters in the middle).

Definitions

  1. adverbnearly; not quite; very close to happening or being true
  2. adverbfor the most part; very nearly (used to show something is close to a certain condition)

Examples

  • “I almost forgot my lunch on the kitchen counter.”
  • “The jar was almost empty, so we added more peanut butter.”
  • “She was almost as tall as her older brother.”

Synonyms

nearlypracticallyjust aboutvirtuallyall but

Antonyms

exactlycompletely

Translations

ES casiPT quaseFR presque

Common misspellings

allmostalmosalmotsallmostealmoastalomstalmosstalmoust

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