Not quite
Shortly before and not quite are semantically related in near topic. In some cases you can use "Shortly before" instead a preposition phrase "Not quite".
Shortly before
Not quite and shortly before are semantically related in near topic. You can use "Not quite" instead a preposition phrase "Shortly before".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- moving and not quite
- moving and shortly before
- nearly and not quite
- nearly and shortly before
- almost and not quite
- almost and shortly before
- about and not quite
- about and shortly before
- proceeding and not quite
- proceeding and shortly before
- near and not quite
- near and shortly before
- approaching and not quite
- approaching and shortly before
Both terms in one sentence
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In the Warhammer 40,000 novel Dark Adeptus, Magos Antigonus is able to be Not Quite Dead thanks to some hitherto-unknown tech he finds shortly before he gets killed.
Source: Lost Technology
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Shortly before and Not quite. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/not_quite/shortly_before
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