All but

Synonyms for all but
adv nearly, very nearly

essentially
around
practically
roughly
approximately
most
much
virtually
about

relatively
about to
in effect
just about
substantially
well-nigh
nigh
as good as
bordering on

close to
close upon
for all practical purposes
for the greatest part
in the neighborhood of
in the vicinity of
near to
not far from
not quite

on the brink of
on the edge of
on the point of
on the verge of
pretty near
within sight of

Synonyms
adv almost

about
approximately
around

nearly
practically
nigh

as good as
close to
not quite

well-nigh

Synonyms
adv nearly all; extremely

very
almost
exceedingly
much
too

remarkably
nearly
about
approximately
close

eminently
mightily
practically
super
well-nigh

nigh
in the majority
surpassingly

Antonyms

little

least

Synonyms
adv almost

roughly
virtually
approximately
practically
most
about
closely
approaching

circa
in effect
just about
more or less
much
round
roundly
some

somewhere
well-nigh
as good as
close but no cigar
give or take a little
in essence
in substance
in the ballpark

in the neighborhood
nearabout
not quite
pretty near
upwards of
within a little

Synonyms
adj almost; nearly

essentially
morally
approximately
virtually
nearly

basically
much
about
fundamentally
in effect

most
nigh
as good as
as much as
close to

for all intents and purposes
in essence
well-nigh

Antonyms

far

not close

Synonyms
adv approximate

near
around
about

almost
just about
most

nearly
practically
roughly

as good as
close to
in the neighborhood of

Antonyms

definite

exact

precise

Usage Notes

Expressions like all the farther and all the higher occur chiefly in informal speech: This is all the farther the bus goes. That’s all the higher she can jump. Elsewhere as far as and as high as are generally used: This is as far as the bus goes. That’s as high as she can jump. Although some object to the inclusion of of in such phrases as all of the students and all of the contracts and prefer to omit it, the construction is entirely standard. See also already, alright, altogether.