Virtually as a synonym means...

• A. Literally
• B. Almost
• C. Exactly
• D. Similarly

Answer: (B)

Virtually expresses a sense of being very close to something, but not quite there yet. It means almost or nearly. When you say a project is virtually complete, you’re indicating it’s extremely close to finished, even if a small detail remains. The closest fit among common synonyms is almost, because it carries the same idea of near-ness without full completion. It isn’t about precision or exactness, which would be conveyed by literally or exactly, and it isn’t about a similarity or comparison in the way similarly works. In everyday use, virtually also implies “for all practical purposes”, which dovetails with almost. So the best match is almost.