As good as

Synonyms for as good as
adv nearly, very nearly

essentially
around
practically
roughly
approximately
most
much
virtually
about

relatively
about to
in effect
just about
substantially
well-nigh
nigh
all but
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
adj worthy of comparison

tantamount
commensurate
equal

proportionate
equivalent
commensurable

a match for
equipollent
equipotential

in a class with
on a par

Antonyms

incomparable
unworthy
dissimilar

unlike
different
unequal

unalike

Synonyms
adv almost

about
approximately
around

nearly
practically
nigh

all but
close to
not quite

well-nigh

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
all but
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
all but
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

all but
close to
in the neighborhood of

Antonyms

definite

exact

precise

Synonyms
adj same

identical
commensurate
alike
duplicate

equal
equivalent
indistinguishable
like

parallel
synonymous
uniform
very

selfsame
same as

Antonyms

opposite
different

polar
reverse

Synonyms
adv for all practical purposes

essentially
nearly
basically
practically
around
fundamentally

implicitly
in effect
morally
effectually
for all intents and purposes
give or take a little

guesstimate
in all but name
in essence
in substance
in the ballpark
in the neighborhood

not absolutely
not actually
something like
upwards of

Usage Notes

As a conjunction, one sense of as is “because”: As she was bored, Sue left the room. As also has an equally common use in the sense “while, when”: As the parade passed by, the crowd cheered and applauded. These two senses sometimes result in ambiguity: As the gates were closed, he walked away. (When? Because?) As … as is standard in both positive and negative constructions: The fleet was as widely scattered then as it had been at the start of the conflict. Foreign service is not as attractive as it once was. So … as is sometimes used in negative constructions (… not so attractive as it once was) and in questions (“What is so rare as a day in June?”). The phrase as far as generally introduces a clause: As far as money is concerned, the council has exhausted all its resources. In some informal speech and writing, as far as is treated as a preposition and followed only by an object: As far as money, the council has exhausted all its resources. As to as a compound preposition has long been standard though occasionally criticized as a vague substitute for about, of, on, or concerning: We were undecided as to our destination. As to sometimes occurs at the beginning of a sentence, where it introduces an element that would otherwise have less emphasis: As to his salary, that too will be reviewed. As to what and as to whether are sometimes considered redundant but have long been standard: an argument as to what department was responsible. See also all, because, farther, like1, so1.