approximately

approximately
I
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. nearly, closely, roughly, close to, near to, almost, around, about, circa, well-nigh, very near, approaching, close upon, proximately, in general, in round numbers, not quite, not far from, more or less, practically, just about, on the edge of, for all practical purposes, bordering on, generally, comparatively, relatively, in the neighborhood of, pretty nearly*, in the ballpark*.
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) adv.
about, close to, nearly, approaching, roughly, estimated, *guestimated, virtually, in round numbers, well-nigh, more or less, around.
ANT.: exactly, precisely
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adverb Near to in quantity or amount: about, almost, nearly, roughly. Idiom: on the order of. See NEAR.

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