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. (181) Almost all Christians believe that Jesus was resurrected from the dead.
(182) His years abroad had made him almost a stranger with his family.
(183) Robert Gates sat before them, almost penitent about the past.
(184) This year, almost a billion birds will be processed in the region.
(185) I got completely carried away and almost cried.
(186) The sun was almost unbearably hot today.
(187) She was almost 90, but still very robust.
(188) I almost fainted when she told me.
(189) She seemed almost embarrassed by her own outburst.
(190) The audience was almost entirely female.
(191) The idea is almost a contradiction in terms.
(192) Snow fell so that you could almost smell the cold.
(193) So much equipment becomes obsolete almost as soon as it's made.
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.