Collocations with "practically"

52 collocations found

practically the same

Means it is the same in a practical sense, if not technically.

same7.8
extinct7.5
practically impossible

Means 'almost' or 'virtually' impossible; for all practical purposes, it cannot be done.

impossible7.5
practically invincible

Emphasizes that for all practical purposes, someone or something is undefeatable.

invincible7.5
practically perfect

Informal way of saying almost or virtually perfect.

perfect7.5
practically insoluble

For all practical purposes, the substance does not dissolve.

insoluble7.3
practically empty

almost empty, with very little inside

empty7.2
practically indestructible

To be indestructible in effect or for all practical purposes.

indestructible7.2
practically endless

Suggests that for all practical purposes, something is endless.

endless7.0
practically ensure

To make something almost certain to happen.

ensure7.0
practically identical

Means identical in a practical sense, even if there are tiny, irrelevant differences.

identical7.0
practically unchanged

In effect unchanged, though there may be minor differences.

unchanged7.0
practically unthinkable

Means it is effectively or in practice impossible to imagine.

unthinkable6.9
useless6.9
destroy6.8
practically eliminate

To remove or get rid of nearly all of something.

eliminate6.8
infinite6.8
practically invent

Used to emphasize that someone was the primary and most influential creator of something, even if not literally the first.

invent6.8
practically naked

wearing so few clothes as to be almost naked

naked6.8
practically non-existent

used to mean that something is non-existent in a practical sense

non-existent6.8
practically unknown

Virtually unknown.

unknown6.8
practically wipe out

To destroy or remove so much of something that very little remains.

wipe6.8
jump6.7
practically beg

Essentially begging, though perhaps not in a literal sense.

beg6.5
practically defenceless

Indicates a state of being nearly without any defence.

defenceless6.5
double6.5
practically inconceivable

To emphasize that something is nearly inconceivable.

inconceivable6.5
practically disappear

To disappear in effect, though not completely.

disappear6.3
practically worthless

Very nearly having no value.

worthless6.3
unheard-of6.2