# almost not

**Pronunciation:** /ˈɔːlmoʊst nɒt/ · awl-mohst naht

**CEFR level:** B1

**Part of speech:** adverbial phrase

## Meaning

Very nearly not; to a degree that is only slightly less than complete.

## Examples

- The project was almost not finished on time.
- She was almost not going to come to the party.
- He felt almost not human after the ordeal.

## Synonyms

- hardly — Used to say that something is almost not happening or true.
- scarcely — Similar to hardly, often implying a surprising lack of something.
- barely — Only just; almost not.
- scantily — In a very small amount; hardly.

## Antonyms

- certainly — Without doubt; definitely.
- definitely — Without any question and beyond doubt.
- absolutely — Used to emphasize that something is completely true.

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