All approximately synonyms
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A a adv approximately
- nearly — all but; almost: nearly dead with cold.
- almost — You use almost to indicate that something is not completely the case but is nearly the case.
- generally — usually; commonly; ordinarily: He generally comes home at noon.
- roughly — having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- relatively — in a relative manner: a relatively small difference.
- about — You use about to introduce who or what something relates to or concerns.
- around — To be positioned around a place or object means to surround it or be on all sides of it. To move around a place means to go along its edge, back to your starting point.
- ballpark figure — approximate number
- circa — Circa is used in front of a particular year to say that this is the approximate date when something happened or was made.
- closely — to put (something) in a position to obstruct an entrance, opening, etc.; shut.
- comparatively — in a comparative manner
- just about — more or less
- more or less — in greater quantity, amount, measure, degree, or number: I need more money.
- most — great in quantity, measure, or degree: too much cake.
- much — great in quantity, measure, or degree: too much cake.
- in the ballpark — a tract of land where ball games, especially baseball, are played.
- in the neighborhood of — the area or region around or near some place or thing; vicinity: the kids of the neighborhood; located in the neighborhood of Jackson and Vine streets.
- loosely — free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
- proximately — next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc.
- upwards of — toward a higher place or position: The birds flew upward.
preposition approximately
- give or take — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- going on — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
adverb approximately
- on the order of — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
adjective approximately
- practically — in effect; virtually: It is practically useless to protest.
- some — being an undetermined or unspecified one: Some person may object.
- in essence — the basic, real, and invariable nature of a thing or its significant individual feature or features: Freedom is the very essence of our democracy.
- for all intents and purposes — something that is intended; purpose; design; intention: The original intent of the committee was to raise funds.
- all but — All but a particular person or thing means everyone or everything except that person or thing.
- as much as — You use as much as before an amount to suggest that it is surprisingly large.
- as good as — 'As good as' can be used to mean 'almost.'
- well-nigh — very nearly; almost: It's well-nigh bedtime.
conjunction approximately
- or — a Boolean operator that returns a positive result when either or both operands are positive.