Not quite
Pretty much and not quite are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pretty much" instead an adverb phrase "Not quite".
Pretty much
Pretty much adverb - To some degree.
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Synonyms for Pretty much
Not quite and pretty much are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Not quite" instead an adverb phrase "Pretty much".
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Related pairs
- much and not quite
- much and pretty much
- most and not quite
- most and pretty much
- nearly and not quite
- nearly and pretty much
- almost and not quite
- almost and pretty much
- practically and not quite
- practically and pretty much
- about and not quite
- about and pretty much
- all but and not quite
- all but and pretty much
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Pretty much every hero with any power (or none) can fly, the reason being that they can "improvise" a power that's not quite flight out of their existing power set or simply use jetpacks.
Source: Not Quite Flight -
Dune has this with pretty much any house that isn't Atreides or Harkonnen — House Richese in particular, which is essentially "like Ix, but not quite as much".
Source: Hufflepuff House -
In GURPS shotguns have a lot of ammunition choices making them a viable, but not quite ideal, for pretty much any job.
Source: Shotguns Are Just Better
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Pretty much and Not quite. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/not_quite/pretty_much
Not quite & Pretty much. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/not_quite/pretty_much>.
Pretty much or Not quite. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/not_quite/pretty_much.
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