Quasi-

//ˈkweɪˌzaɪ// prefix

prefix ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Prefix
  1. 1
    Almost; virtually. morpheme

    "The quasi-death of insanity with its small periodic remissions, its deviations into good sense, even into brilliant insight, was almost more cruel really than outright death."

  2. 2
    Apparently, seemingly, or resembling. morpheme
  3. 3
    To a limited extent or degree; being somewhat or partially. morpheme

    "The British constitution famously rests on convention. This requires a compact between politicians working as a cabinet and a quasi-independent civil service."

Synonyms

All synonyms
semiassdemiesqueformiform

Example

More examples

"The quasi-death of insanity with its small periodic remissions, its deviations into good sense, even into brilliant insight, was almost more cruel really than outright death."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin quasi (“almost; as it were”), from quam (interrogative adverb) + sī (conditional particle).

Related phrases

quasi in remquasi parlatoquasi-arithmeticalquasi-artquasi-automaticquasi-automaticallyquasi-beliefquasi-bialgebraquasi-classicquasi-colloquialquasi-continuousquasi-continuum

More for "quasi-"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.