Synonyms and antonyms of Almost and almost not in British Thesaurus

almost (adverb)

nearly but not completely

nearly (adverb)

almost, or near to a particular amount of time, money, people, or things

hardly (adverb)

used for saying that something is almost not true or almost does not happen at all

barely (adverb)

used for saying that something almost does not happen or exist, or is almost not possible

scarcely (adverb)

almost not, or almost none

near (adjective)

only a little less than a particular amount or number

practically (adverb)

mainly spoken almost

well-nigh (adverb)

informal nearly but not completely

close (adjective)

if something is close to a particular amount, number, level etc, it is almost that amount, number, level etc

all but ()

almost

a near thing ()

something that you almost failed to do or achieve

as good as finished/dead etc ()

almost finished/dead etc or likely to be /finished/dead etc very soon

the best/better part of something ()

almost all of something, especially a period of time

borderline (adjective)

almost reaching a particular level

borderline (adjective)

not clearly belonging to a particular type

close on/to something ()

almost a particular amount, number, level etc

come within a whisker of something ()

if you come within a whisker of something, it nearly happens

damned/damn near ()

used for saying that something is almost true or almost happened

draw near/nigh ()

if the time when something will happen draws near or nigh, it is nearly that time

getting on for ()

almost a particular time, number, age etc

going on (for) something ()

almost a particular age, time, or amount

hardly (adverb)

used before words such as ‘ever’, ‘any’, ‘anyone’, or ‘anything’ to mean ‘almost never’, ‘almost none’, ‘almost no one’ etc

hardly (adverb)

used for saying that something is very little more or less than something

just (adverb)

used for saying that although something happens, it almost does not happen

just about ()

very nearly

more or less ()

almost

most (adverb)

Americaninformal used before words such as ‘everything’ or ‘everywhere’ for saying that something is true about almost everyone or everything

near- (prefix)

almost: used with many nouns and adjectives

near enough ()

almost exactly

nearly (adverb)

informal used for saying that you felt like doing something but did not

near miss (noun)

an occasion when an accident or injury almost happens, but does not

near miss (noun)

an occasion when something almost happens but does not

nigh on something ()

almost

only just ()

by a small degree, or by a small amount

on the edge of something ()

nearly in a particular state or condition

pretty much/well/nearly (mainly spoken)

mainly spoken almost

scarce (adverb)

literary scarcely

scarcely (adverb)

only just

so near (and) yet so far ()

used for saying that you almost did something that you wanted to, but in the end you failed

verge on ()

to almost be in a particular state

warm (adjective)

close to discovering the truth about something

within an ace of doing something ()

almost doing something, or nearly succeeding in doing it