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]

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Example Sentences

Every single woman I knew, pretty much, was in this position.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

He describes it as them “calling and having lots of little questions and points about pretty much everything that gets written about her.”

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2026

Last week, a report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute found that we’re moving backward on the issue of nuclear proliferation in pretty much every way.

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026

Elliot Anderson and Declan Rice - pretty much what everyone expects.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

And just like that, the room pretty much exploded with laughing.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff

Related Words

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• considerably
• fairly
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