Word Type

Adverb

Noun

Adverb

The word "almost" can be used as adverb, noun and adverb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

exact

Capable Of

become president happening given proper circumstances mail letter to friend master native tongue

Derived Terms

almost all almost doesn't count almost everywhere almost fall of one's chair almost fall off one's chair almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades almost prime almost split sequence almost standards mode almost surely almostness

Derived From

most

Distinct From

quite there

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

partially unsuccessfully

Receives Action

bought for right price

Related Terms

approximately

Related Terms

adjective all close to completion description near nearing nearing completion nearly nearly there quite target term there time very very nearly

Synonym Network

nearly quite really virtual virtually

Used For

make art

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