APPROXIMATES Synonyms

• be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

• be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics

• exchange messages

• take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to

• the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves

• (Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained

• a reply that repeats what has just been said

• a reflected television or radio or radar beam

• a close parallel of a feeling, idea, style, etc.

• an imitation or repetition

• to say again or imitate

• ring or echo with sound

• bring to mind

• reproduce someone's behavior or looks

• appear like, as in behavior or appearance

• make a reproduction or copy of

• polished surface that forms images by reflecting light

• a faithful depiction or reflection

• reflect as if in a mirror

• reflect or resemble

• bend or turn backward

• reproduce or make an exact copy of

• make or do or perform again

• take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to

• express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol

• be representative or typical for

• be a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's interest or be a proxy or substitute for, as of politicians and office holders representing their constituents, or of a tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute

• serve as a means of expressing something

• be typical of

• form or compose

• be the defense counsel for someone in a trial

• create an image or likeness of

• play a role or part

• perform (a play), especially on a stage

• describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality

• point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance

• bring forward and present to the mind

• to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)

• appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to

• reproduce someone's behavior or looks

• create a representation or simulation of

• make a pretence of

• not quite exact or correct

• an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth

• a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody

• a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)

• a statement indicating the likely cost of some job

• the respect with which a person is held

• judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)

• judge to be probable

• a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.

• accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared

• the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train

• the thickness of wire

• diameter of a tube or gun barrel

• judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)

• rub to a uniform size

• determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation

• measure precisely and against a standard

• adapt to a specified measurement

• mix in specific proportions

• a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

• an estimate based on little or no information

• expect, believe, or suppose

• put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation

• judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)

• guess correctly; solve by guessing

• a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice

• an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality

• determine the result of (a competition)

• form a critical opinion of

• judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)

• pronounce judgment on

• put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of

• 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

• having or caused by an irregular surface

• of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped

• causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements

• not shaped by cutting or trimming

• the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short

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

• with rough motion as over a rough surface

• (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse

• not quite exact or correct

• full of hardship or trials

• violently agitated and turbulent

• unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound

• ready and able to resort to force or violence

• not carefully or expertly made

• not perfected

• unpleasantly stern

• unkind or cruel or uncivil

• prepare in preliminary or sketchy form

• located close together

• nearly do something

• be close or similar