practicallyadverb
uk/ˈpræk.tɪ.kəl.i/us/ˈpræk.tɪ.kəl.i/practically adverb (NEARLY)
B2 almost or very nearly:
She blamed me for practically every mistake in the report.
These changes would cost us practically nothing.
It's practically impossible for me to get home in less than an hour.
They used to argue all the time and now they've practically stopped talking to each other.
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- Her blouse was practically transparent!
- I attended practically every lecture and seminar when I was a student.
- She'll walk the interview - the job is practically hers already.
- I visit Mum and Dad practically every day.
- These two dresses are practically identical.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Almost
- about
- almost
- as good as idiom
- as much as idiom
- be on the way to sth idiom
- intent
- more
- more or less idiom
- much
- near
- near
- nearly
- strike
- sub
- that was close! idiom
- the best/better part of idiom
- to/for all intents and purposes idiom
- up to
- virtual
- way
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practically adverb (IN FACT)
in a way that relates to real situations and actions rather than ideas:
Many people have offered to help, but there is little they can do practically.
Theoretically, it's a good idea to live without a car, but practically speaking, it would be difficult to manage without one.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
True, real, false, and unreal
- actual
- actuality
- actually
- all that glitters is not gold idiom
- apocryphal
- fairy tale
- faithful
- false
- falsely
- fictional
- glitter
- gritty
- nominal
- pretend
- proper
- properly
- properly speaking idiom
- pukka
- realistic
- well founded
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