ABOUTS Synonyms

• in the area or vicinity

• by a circular or circuitous route

• used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction

• in a circle or circular motion

• (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

• in or to a reversed position or direction

• to a particular destination either specified or understood

• all around or on all sides

• in circumference

• from beginning to end; throughout

• 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

• (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

• (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

• Approximately, about, around (typically in relation to time)