| Main Entry: | almost |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | nearly, very nearly |
Synonyms: |
about, about to, all but, approximately, around, as good as, bordering on, close to, close upon, essentially, for all practical purposes, for the greatest part, in effect, in the neighborhood of, in the vicinity of, just about, most, much, near to, nigh, not far from, not quite, on the brink of, on the edge of, on the point of, on the verge of, practically, pretty near, relatively, roughly, substantially, virtually, well-nigh, within sight of |
| Main Entry: | hardly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | scarcely; with difficulty |
Synonyms: |
almost inconceivably, almost not, barely, by a hair, by no means, comparatively, detectably, faintly, gradually, imperceptibly, infrequently, just, little, no more than, no way, not a bit, not at all, not by much, not likely, not markedly, not measurably, not much, not notably, not noticeably, not often, not quite, once in a blue moon, only, only just, perceptibly, practically, pretty near, rarely, scantly, seldom, simply, slightly, somewhat, sparsely, sporadically, with trouble |
Antonyms: |
very |
| Main Entry: | nearly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | almost |
Synonyms: |
about, all but, approaching, approximately, as good as, circa, close but no cigar, closely, give or take a little, in effect, in essence, in substance, in the ballpark, in the neighborhood, just about, more or less, most, much, nearabout, not quite, practically, pretty near, roughly, round, roundly, some, somewhere, upwards of, virtually, well-nigh, within a little |
| Main Entry: | roughly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | about |
Synonyms: |
approximately, around, in the ball park, in the neighborhood, more or less, practically, pretty near, somewhere around |
| Main Entry: | vicinity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | local area |
Synonyms: |
around*, ballpark, district, environment, environs, hood, locality, nearness, neck of the woods, neighborhood, precinct, pretty near, propinquity, proximity, purlieus, range, region, surroundings, territory, turf*, vicinage |
Antonyms: |
faraway |