al·most ˈôlˌmōst adverb adverb: almost not quite; very nearly. "he almost knocked Georgina over" synonyms: nearly, (just) about, more or less, practically, virtually, all but, as good as, close to, near, not quite, roughly, not far from, for all intents and purposes; More approaching, bordering on, verging on; informalpretty near, pretty nearly, pretty much, pretty well; literarywell-nigh, nigh "I could almost see the light."All Rights Reserved