Synonym: about, almost, just about, most, near, nearly, nigh, virtually, well-nigh. Similar words: album, call back, fall behind, fall back on. Meaning: adv. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished.
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151 He was indeed at this time having the Central Office cleared of all but his vassals.
152 Another all but irreversible step is taken toward the total Welfare State.
153 The wild ginseng of Manchuria and Korea, hunted assiduously for centuries, is now all but extinct.
154 For most younger readers, it will seem all but unimaginable.