Almost
Almost adjective - Being such only when compared to something else.
Set and almost are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Set" instead a preposition "Almost".
Set
Set adjective - Being in a state of fitness for some experience or action.
Almost and set are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Almost" instead a preposition "Set".
Both words in one sentence
- He rode his horse across the set and almost got impaled when the horse crashed into a picket fence.
Source: Fatal Method Acting -
The sequel, however, is set in a town where almost every door is similarly locked.
Source: Locked Door - It's set at a time so close to the end that even almost all immortals have died already as the universe itself winds down.
Source: Complete Immortality
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Set and Almost. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/almost/set
Almost & Set. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/almost/set>.
Set or Almost. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/almost/set.
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