The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ALMOST , but the solution may also be ALLBUT which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Not quite crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ALMOST | 64 % | 6 |
| NEARLY | 19 % | 6 |
| HARDLY | 6 % | 6 |
| ALLBUT | 4 % | 6 |
| LESSTHAN | 4 % | 8 |
| SOCLOSE | 2 % | 7 |
| CLOSEBUTNOCIGAR | 2 % | 15 |
Why may ALLBUT be the right solution?
"ALL BUT" means almost or nearly, which is a synonym of "Not quite."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Not quite
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- not that
- not really
- inexactly
- not only
- not yet
- just about
- nearly
- nowhere near
- almost
- not much
- exactly
- pretty much
Crossword Answer definitions
ALMOST noun- Something or someone that doesn't quite make it.
- Very close to, not quite.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ALMOST
- "___ Blue" (Elvis Costello)
- "Close, but no cigar"
- So close to being
- Nearly
- Just about
- Not quite
- Close, but no cigar
- On the brink of
- Well-nigh
- Virtually
More clues leading to the result NEARLY
- Almost
- Just about
- Almost but not quite
- Not quite
- "This ___ Was Mine" ("South Pacific" song)
- All but
- Approaching
- Almost.
- Not quite.
- All but.
More clues leading to the result HARDLY
- "Fat chance!"
- "I don't think so!"
- "Not at all!"
- Only just
- Barely
- Not at all
- Almost not
- __ ever (rarely)
- Not quite.
- Not quite
More clues leading to the result ALLBUT
- Everything except
- Except
- Very nearly
- Nearly entirely
- Nearly.
- Very nearly.
- Almost
- Nearly
- Not quite
- The exception is
More clues leading to the result LESSTHAN
More clues leading to the result SOCLOSE
- "Not quite!"
- "Missed it by that much"
- "You almost got it"
- Commiserative comment
- "Almost got it that time!"
- 1990 Hall and Oates hit
- 65-Across, to one who just missed
- "Missed it by that much!"