Synonym: close to, just about, nearly. Similar words: salmon, most, at most, mostly, first and foremost, palm, realm, alma mater. Meaning: ['ɔːlməʊst] 
adv. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished.
adv. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished. 
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(151) By a stroke of fortune he found work almost immediately.
(152) She was so apologetic about forgetting my birthday it was almost embarrassing.
(153) To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life. W. Somerset Maugham 
(154) It was a Sunday, so she could lie in till almost lunch time.
(155) A man can succeed at almost anything for which he was unlimited enthusiasm.
(156) The sorrow she felt over/at the death of her husband was almost too much to bear.
(157) From a front view the small birds can look almost circular.
(158) At that time of day, cars with only one occupant accounted for almost 80% of the total.
(159) These elections, you could almost say, are a dress rehearsal for the real elections.
(160) They watched almost open-mouthed as the two men came towards them.
(161) She seems almost impervious to the criticism from all sides.
(162) Alone now and almost penniless,(http://sentencedict.com/almost.html) he was bereft of hope.
(163) I've got old 'Fawlty Towers' videos which are almost worn out, I've played them so many times.
(164) The radar beam can track a number of targets almost simultaneously.
(165) The bombs are almost certainly part of a much bigger conspiracy.
(166) Almost 80 percent of the state's residents were born elsewhere.
(167) The corpse had lain preserved in the soil for almost two millennia.
(168) The young people have claimed almost daily visitations from the Virgin Mary.
(169) I had almost decided to keep my rendezvous with Tony.
(170) It seemed almost as if he were falling in slow motion.
(171) Suddenly, the motor kicked on when I had almost given up hope.
(172) They have been gambling away for days, almost forgetting to eat.
(173) The news is almost certainly true although it is not official.
(174) Road accident victims make up almost a quarter of the hospital's patients.
(175) It would be perverse to quit now that we're almost finished.
(176) Because of the pollution, the trees are almost completely stripped of bark.
(177) The place changed a great deal and was almost unrecognizable.
(178) Most of the evidence was destroyed in the fire. Thus it would be almost impossible to prove him guilty.
(179) Almost could not help but shed tears several times, but do not know what to feel.
(180) Their love of life comes in spite of, almost in defiance of, considerable hardship.
More similar words: salmon, most, at most, mostly, first and foremost, palm, realm, alma mater, atmosphere, host, cost, ghost, boost, poster, costly, foster, post-war, hostile, costume, hostage, at any cost, at all costs, at the cost of, the cost of living.