virtually
578
3.6
- adverb
- /ˈvɜr.tʃu.ə.li/
:
prácticamente
- The two paintings are virtually identical, with only minor differences in color.
- virtually impossible
- virtually identical
- virtually nonexistent
The formless and chaotic nature of virtually all books.
- The formless and chaotic nature of virtually all books.
- This mirror and this laptop are virtually the same size.
- But in games there is virtually no screen door effect.
- Another fact is that America is is virtually indestructible.
- Today was literally a slip and slide straight down for virtually all stocks.
- And that means no vegetables, no fruits, virtually no nuts, no seeds.
- I make brain healthy hot chocolate virtually every day.
- The process using certain abbreviations is virtually infinite, right?
- They show up in virtually all the clothing.
- So knowledge is virtually free and accessible instantly.
- Ruined for doing virtually the same thing.
Examples
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This is something as a function of temperature that virtually all materials exhibit.
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These cars should have virtually no gap between them.
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Now if we go to today, virtually the same thing is happening.
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But in games there is virtually no screen door effect.
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You know that this one has virtually no bottom?
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You are virtually in every scene.
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And what he ended up with was virtually pure DNA.
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So knowledge is virtually free and accessible instantly.
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Online trade had become virtually unstoppable back then.
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One finds this cultural hybridization in language, religion, and virtually every aspect of cultural production.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Not exact but near a number, amount, or time
∞
1.0
Nearly but not completely
∞
2.1
To some degree but not completely
∞
1.0
Almost but not completely
∞
3.0
Almost completely but not quite
915
2.7
Almost right, but not exactly
634
2.5
Almost but not completely
524
3.2
Near the exact number or amount
373
1.6
About a number or amount that is not exact
301
2.1
About a number or idea, not exact but close enough
111
1.0
Almost happening or becoming true
23
9.9
Very near in time, place, or degree
1
8.4
Almost but not completely
People use it to say a number or time is close to but not exact
Antonyms
How Close
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Virtually comes from the Latin root virtus, meaning 'power' or 'essence', and it shares this root with the familiar word virtue. So when something is 'virtually' true it has the 'essence' of being true even if not completely, which is why virtually means 'almost' or 'nearly'.