ROUGHLY Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word roughly. (close relations)
rough
Best Alternative Words for ROUGHLY
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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 | ||||||||
approximately | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adverb • (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
loosely | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adverb • in a relaxed manner; not rigid • in a loose manner • without regard to specific details or exceptions • structurally open and not compact or close | ||||||||
nearly | adverbadv | |||||||
adverb • (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but • in a close manner | ||||||||
practically | adverbadv | |||||||
adverb • almost; nearly • in a practical manner • (degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely | ||||||||
austerely | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adverb • in an austere fashion | ||||||||
harshly | adverbadv | |||||||
adverb • in a harsh or unkind manner • in a harsh and grating manner | ||||||||
rough | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • 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 noun • the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short adverb • with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly') • with rough motion as over a rough surface adjective satellite • (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 verb • prepare in preliminary or sketchy form | ||||||||
rudely | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adverb • in an impolite manner | ||||||||
severely | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adverb • to a severe or serious degree • with sternness; in a severe manner • causing great damage or hardship | ||||||||
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 |