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What is another word for close but no cigar?

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Adverb
Almost to the same level, amount or degree
nearly
almost
practically
about
virtually
near
approximately
roughly
nigh
borderline
fairly
most
approaching
feckly
much
fair
somewhere
circa
some
nearing
nearabout
round
roundly
more or less
just about
close to
all but
well-nigh
next to
as good as
pretty much
bordering on
nigh on
not far off
not far from
verging on
in effect
pretty well
not quite
in essence
pretty nearly
upwards of
close on
in the ballpark
pretty near
in the neighborhood
to all intents and purposes
in substance
near enough
within a little
give or take a little
around
in the region of
essentially
in the ballpark of
plus or minus
something like
in the vicinity of
in the neighbourhood of
of the order of
as near as dammit
say
getting on for
or so
plus-minus
give or take a few
near to
round about
in the neighborhood of
for all practical purposes
or thereabouts
in the area of
loosely
like
within an inch of
there or thereabouts
give or take
in round numbers
effectively
generally
pushing
in practical terms
plus or minus a few
in all but name
as near as dammit to
well nigh
thereabouts
close upon
relatively
basically
fundamentally
thereabout
somewhere around
closely
kind of
would have liked to
like to
give or take a bit
for all intents and purposes
in the ball park
rounded up
rounded down
really
simply
veritably
plain
actually
substantially
in general
in the vicinity
vaguely
about to
nominally
in all important respects
sort of
just over
just under
very nearly
in a manner of speaking
on the edge of
on the point of
on the verge of
as much as
almost entirely
almost completely
for the greatest part
on the brink of
within sight of
effectually
guesstimate
implicitly
comparatively
proximately
going on
on or about
in the order of
on average
very close
ballpark figure
roughly speaking
very close to
a ballpark figure of
±
going on for
not actually
not absolutely
intrinsically
inherently
at heart
principally
primarily
bordering
materially
chiefly
in the main
verging
potentially
in fact
for practical purposes
in reality
in actual fact
in truth
if truth be told
in sooth
in actuality
in practice
predominantly
elementally
firstly
impendingly
operatively
imminently
first and foremost
at the end of the day
above all
au fond
first of all
when all is said and done
when you get right down to it
most of all
at bottom
actively
operationally
bindingly
centrally
determinately
characteristically
truly
factually
naturally
intimately
originally
significantly
technically speaking
“Despite demographic changes, all signs are that it will be another case of close but no cigar.”
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