Almost and Barely

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Almost adverb - Very close to but not completely.

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Barely and almost are semantically related In some cases you can use "Barely" instead the word "Almost" as an adverb or an adjective.

Barely adverb - By a very small margin.

Usage example: we barely made it to the church on time

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Almost and barely are semantically related in not quite topic. You can use "Almost" instead the word "Barely" as an adverb or an adjective.

Nearby Words: bare, bareness

Why, that's almost nearly sort of kind of barely a little bit about half as bad as the murderers and despots we normally work for!

Source: Slavery Is a Special Kind of Evil
Soundwave from the IDW comics barely even registers emotion, he's composed in battle, and barely reacts when he's almost lobotomized.

Source: Not So Stoic
And it almost worked... Half-Identical Twins: Completely averted with Marc and Megan, who barely look related appearance-wise.

Source: Western Animation / The Amazing Spiez

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