ABOUT Synonyms

• (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

• (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

• (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

• in a close manner

• (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

• with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')

• with rough motion as over a rough surface

• (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

• the event of one object coming closer to another

• the temporal property of becoming nearer in time

• the act of drawing spatially closer to something

• of the relatively near future

• of an appropriate or pertinent nature

• at an opportune time

• introducing a different topic

• out of bed

• on the move

• tending to become more severe or wider in scope

• disposed to take action or effectuate change

• characterized by energetic activity

• exerting influence or producing a change or effect

• full of activity or engaged in continuous activity

• (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions

• expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor:

• (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being

• (of e.g. volcanoes) capable of erupting

• (of e.g. volcanoes) erupting or liable to erupt

• engaged in full-time work

• chemical agent capable of activity

• the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb

• a person who is a participating member of an organization

• engaged in or ready for military or naval operations

• taking part in an activity

• in operation

• moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place)

• sculpture suspended in midair whose delicately balanced parts can be set in motion by air currents

• a river in southwestern Alabama; flows into Mobile Bay

• a port in southwestern Alabama on Mobile Bay

• migratory

• having transportation available

• capable of changing quickly from one state or condition to another

• affording change (especially in social status)

• (superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number

• the superlative of `much' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or extent or degree

• used to form the superlative, greatest in size or degree

• very

• (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

• not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances

• near in time or place or relationship

• (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

• being on the left side

• closely resembling the genuine article

• giving or spending with reluctance

• with or in a close or intimate relationship

• very close in resemblance

• move towards

• not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances

• near in time or place or relationship

• (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

• being on the left side

• (quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

• (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

• relatively many but unspecified in number

• remarkable

• in essence or effect but not in fact

• (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

• (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

• (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

• (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

• to a small degree or extent

• (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct