almost

noun

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

adverb

Very close to, but not quite.

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

(measure theory, probability theory) Up to a null set; except for a set of measure 0.

Synonyms for almost

nearlyadv virtuallyadv practicallyadv nighadv aboutadj nearv barelyadv hardlyadv approximatelyadv mostadv scarcelyadv essentiallyadv

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