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approximately

  • adverb
  • ap·prox·i·mate·ly
  • /əˈpɹɑk.sɪ.mət.li/

Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.

Synonyms

  • about
  • close to
  • just about
  • some
  • roughly
  • more or less

Related words

  • approximate

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “approximately” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.