practically
adverb (NEARLY) /ˈpræk.tɪ.kəl.i/Definition
B2 almost or very nearly: She blamed me for practically every mistake in the report. These changes would cost us practically nothing. It's practically impossible for me to get home in less than an hour. They used to argue all the time and now they've practically stopped talking to each other.AlmostMerely and barely
(Definition of practically adverb (NEARLY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- almost adverb
- as good as idiom
- as much as idiom
- be on the way to sth idiom
- border on sth phrasal verb
- close adjective, adverb (SIMILAR)
- going on adverb, preposition
- more or less idiom
- most determiner, pronoun, adverb
- near adverb, preposition
- near- prefix
- nearly adverb
- next adverb
- quasi- prefix
- scant adjective
- sub- prefix (NOT QUITE)
- the best/better part of idiom
- to/for all intents and purposes idiom
- virtual adjective (ALMOST)
- within striking distance idiom
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