almost

1. 1

   Very close to, but not quite.not-comparable

   • Almost all people went there.
   • We almost missed the train.
2. 2

   Up to, except for a negligible set (where negligible is not universally but contextually defined).not-comparable

   • almost all
   • almost no
3. 3

   Up to, except for a negligible set (where negligible is not universally but contextually defined).; Up to a null set; except for a set of measure 0.not-comparable

   • almost everywhere
   • almost nowhere

syn. all but · almost · as good as · as near as makes no difference · fornigh · just about · more or less · near as damn it · nigh on · nighwhat · not quite · pretty much

ant. mostly · somewhat · slightly · very

1. 1

   Something or someone that doesn't quite make it.informal

   • In all the submissions, they found four papers that were clearly worth publishing and another dozen almosts.