pretty much

Idioms  

1. Almost, nearly, approximately, as in Our homework was pretty much finished. This adverbial usage differs from the use of pretty for “considerable” (as in pretty penny). [c. 1800]

---

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

pretty much

Russell said after the British Grand Prix last time out, where Antonelli suffered a second problem in three races that prevented him scoring, that the issues had now pretty much equalised across the two cars.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

It’s frustrating, but the good news is that VAR doesn’t really work that well, is often over-applied, and everyone pretty much hates it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

“But he’s also a progressive with a platform that pretty much mirrors Platner’s, and Platner grew the grassroots.”

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

These findings are pretty much par for the course.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026

If I did, my throat would get super itchy, as I’m allergic to pretty much all fruits and vegetables.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Related Words

• a little
• considerably
• fairly
• kind of
• moderately
• quite
• rather
• reasonably
• somewhat
• very