APPROXIMATELY Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word approximately. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for APPROXIMATELY
| Expand? | Word | Save? | More Syns.. | Usage | Type | |||
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| around | adverbadv | |||||||
adverb • 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 | ||||||||
| near | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances adverb • near in time or place or relationship • (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but adjective satellite • 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 verb • move towards | ||||||||
| nearly | adverbadv | |||||||
adverb • (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but • in a close manner | ||||||||
| about | adverbadv | |||||||
adverb • (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct • all around or on all sides • in the area or vicinity • used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction • in or to a reversed position or direction • in rotation or succession • (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but adjective satellite • on the move | ||||||||
| roughly | adverbadv | |||||||
adverb • (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 | ||||||||
| some | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • (quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity adverb • (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct adjective satellite • relatively many but unspecified in number • remarkable | ||||||||
| close to | ||||||||
adverb • (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct | ||||||||
| just about | adverbadv | |||||||
adverb • (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct | ||||||||
| more or less | adverbadv | |||||||
adverb • (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct • to a small degree or extent | ||||||||
| or so | ||||||||
adverb • (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct | ||||||||
