Words and expressions meaning ‘nearly’ or ‘almost’: “He fell off the ladder and ________ (broke his neck).”
| ALMOST | 204 |
| NEARLY | 176 |
| PRETTY NEAR | 144 |
| JUST ABOUT | 124 |
| LIKE TO | 84 |
| DARN NEAR | 82 |
| DAMN NEAR | 47 |
| LIKE TO HAVE | 46 |
| NR | 41 |
| DURN NEAR | 34 |
| PRACTICALLY | 31 |
| CAME CLOSE TO | 21 |
| CLOSE TO | 18 |
| ABOUT | 16 |
| ALL BUT | 14 |
| NEAR | 11 |
| PRETTY NIGH | 10 |
| VERY NEAR | 10 |
| PRETTY NEARLY | 9 |
| CAME NEAR | 7 |
| JUST MISSED | 7 |
| MOST | 7 |
| VERY NEARLY | 7 |
| DANG NIGH | 6 |
| MIGHT NEAR | 6 |
| COME NEAR | 5 |
| NIGH | 5 |
| MIGHTY NEAR | 4 |
| MIGHTY NIGH | 4 |
| NEAR BOUT | 4 |
| CAME NEAR TO | 3 |
| COME CLOSE TO | 3 |
| COULD HAVE | 3 |
| DAMN NIGH | 3 |
| NEAR ABOUT | 3 |
| WELL NIGH | 3 |
| BARELY MISSED | 2 |
| CAME ALL AROUND | 2 |
| CAME WITHIN AN ACE OF | 2 |
| COME CLOSE | 2 |
| COME NEAR TO | 2 |
| COME NIGH | 2 |
| COME PRETTY NEAR | 2 |
| NEXT TO | 2 |
| PLUMB NEAR | 2 |
| PRETTY NEAR IT | 2 |
| ALMOST CRACKED HIS NECK | 1 |
| BOUT | 1 |
| BY THE GRACE OF GOD HE DIDN’T | 1 |
| CAME PRETTY CLOSE TO | 1 |
| CAME VERY NEAR | 1 |
| CAME VERY NEAR TO | 1 |
| CAME WITHIN A INCH OF | 1 |
| CAME WITHIN AN INCH OF | 1 |
| CAME WITHIN INCHES OF | 1 |
| CAME WITHIN NOTHING OF | 1 |
| CLOSE | 1 |
| COME IN AN ACE OF | 1 |
| COME MIGHT NEAR | 1 |
| COME VERY NEAR | 1 |
| COME VERY NEAR TO | 1 |
| COME WITHIN A HAIR | 1 |
| COME WITHIN AN ACE | 1 |
| COULD’VE | 1 |
| COULD’VE BROKEN | 1 |
| DAMNED NEAR | 1 |
| DARN NIGH | 1 |
| DIDN’T QUITE | 1 |
| FAIRLY | 1 |
| FLAT | 1 |
| FRACTURED HIS NECK | 1 |
| HALF-NEAR | 1 |
| HALFWAY | 1 |
| HIGH NEAR | 1 |
| JOLLY WELL NEARLY | 1 |
| JUST FELL SHORT OF KILLING HIMSELF | 1 |
| JUST SHY OF | 1 |
| LIKED TO | 1 |
| LIKEN TO HAVE | 1 |
| LIKENED TO | 1 |
| “LOCK, STOCK, AND BARREL” | 1 |
| MORE THAN NEARLY | 1 |
| MOST NEARLY | 1 |
| MOST NIGH | 1 |
| MOSTLY | 1 |
| NARROWLY ESCAPED | 1 |
| NEAR AGAIN | 1 |
| NEAR KILLED HIMSELF | 1 |
| NEARLY ABOUT | 1 |
| NIGH ABOUT | 1 |
| NIGH ONTO | 1 |
| NIGHLY | 1 |
| NOT QUITE | 1 |
| PLAIN | 1 |
| POSSIBLY | 1 |
| PROBABLY | 1 |
| PURTY NIGH | 1 |
| SHOULD HAVE | 1 |
| SOMEWHERE NEAR | 1 |
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