When I ask people what they regret most about high school, they nearly all say the same thing: that they wasted so much time.
Source: tatoeba (1815)
Nearly
/ˈnɪəlɪ/
Synonyms for "nearly" (110 found)
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Closest matches (22)
Adverb(6 words)
aboutall butall in allalmostalmost entirelyapproachingapproximatelyaroundas good asbarelyby and largechiefly
Noun(2 words)
about mathbeira
Adverb(1 words)
Preposition(1 words)
Strong matches (33)
circacloseclose tocloselyeffectuallyessentiallyexactlygohardlyidenticallyinin effectin essencein the mainjustjust aboutmainlymore or lessmost
Noun(6 words)
Adverb(1 words)
close to
Adverb(4 words)
Adjective(2 words)
icelandic nálægtknapp
Determiner(1 words)
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Related words (55)
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Sample sentences
22 total sentences available.
You nearly poked me in the eye with your pencil.
Source: tatoeba (16396)
I nearly choked on a fishbone.
Source: tatoeba (19357)
I was nearly run over by a car.
Source: tatoeba (20713)
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