Almost
Almost adverb - Very close to but not completely.
Usage example: there were almost enough seats for everybody on the bus
Plain
Plain adverb - In an honest and direct manner.
Both words in one sentence
- Femina Ridens: in this Italian film of 1969 she uses both of her feet almost in the plain view.
Source: Naughty Under the Table - When Nova and Sp00n played Resistance 3, they almost always called each other by their characters' names, which were Joe and John, the most plain white people names, according to them.
Source: Lets Play / The Creatures - Almost everything that Animax Asia touches, when they're not just plain bad (or occasionally good).
Source: So Bad Its Good / Anime
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Plain and Almost. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/almost/plain
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Plain or Almost. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/almost/plain.
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