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Synonyms for approximate
əˈprɒk sə mɪt; -ˌmeɪtap·prox·i·mate
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Princeton's WordNet
approximate, approximative, roughadjective
not quite exact or correct
"the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate"
Synonyms:
bumpy, approximative, rough, pugnacious, jolting, jolty, crude, gravelly, rocky, close together(p), fierce, harsh, scratchy, jumpy, boisterous, grating, near, raspy, unsmooth, uncut, raspingapproximate, nearadjective
very close in resemblance
"sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness"
Synonyms:
nigh(a), dear, cheeseparing, nigh, near(a), close, good, approximative, close together(p), near, penny-pinching, rough, skinnyapproximate, close together(p)verb
located close together
"with heads close together"; "approximate leaves grow together but are not united"
approximate, come closeverb
be close or similar
"Her results approximate my own"
Synonyms:
judge, guess, estimate, come close, gaugeestimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judgeverb
judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
"I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"
Synonyms:
pretend, guess, pass judgment, infer, opine, gauge, figure, reckon, suppose, try, venture, estimate, judge, pronounce, hazard, imagine, label, evaluate, come close, think, calculate, forecast, count on, adjudicate
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
approximateadjective
Synonyms:
proximate, approaching, coming nearapproximateadjective
Synonyms:
nearly correct, nearly accurate or trueapproximateverb
Synonyms:
[Rare.] bring nearapproximateverb
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "approximate":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#155 | good | |
#325 | think | |
#684 | try | |
#735 | close | |
#958 | figure | |
#989 | near | |
#1266 | approach | |
#1971 | label | |
#2248 | approximately | |
#2434 | estimated | |
#2567 | judge | |
#2693 | forecast | |
#2773 | guess | |
#3282 | border | |
#3432 | estimate | |
#3613 | dear | |
#3852 | calculate | |
#4090 | imagine | |
#4360 | evaluate | |
#4513 | venture | |
#5416 | suppose | |
#5548 | rough | |
#5995 | rocky | |
#6201 | gauge | |
#7304 | hazard | |
#8049 | approximate | |
#9920 | crude | |
#11437 | harsh | |
#11710 | uncut | |
#12952 | skinny | |
#13188 | pretend | |
#15142 | fierce | |
#19281 | trench | |
#19605 | resemble | |
#24187 | reckon | |
#24816 | infer | |
#28023 | grating | |
#28483 | pronounce | |
#32636 | bumpy | |
#33696 | nigh | |
#59577 | scratchy | |
#60245 | boisterous | |
#66242 | adjudicate | |
#68434 | gravelly | |
#69764 | abut | |
#74028 | jumpy | |
#96709 | raspy | |
#97587 | opine | |
#133494 | pugnacious | |
#139637 | jolting | |
#147394 | rasping | |
#241914 | approximative |
How to use approximate in a sentence?
Blacksburg Police Chief Anthony Wilson:
Blacksburg Police were able to determine an approximate area where she might be found, virginia State Police were dispatched to the general area Saturday afternoon and she was located just inside the North Carolina border on Route 89 in Surry County.
What we learn is that we as humans are very much social beasts and we are really learning by engaging with other humans and so the more that a digital technology can approximate that, the more a young child can get out of it.
In a similar way, it provides one value each day that indicates the approximate level of heat risk concern for any location, along with identifying the groups who are most at risk.
With fandoms, in terms of the relationship between musical artists and actors and their fans, there is this sort of mutual love that fans and artists have for each other, which sort of can approximate that sense that they’re looking out for each other.
We were able to determine an approximate area where she might be found, virginia State Police were dispatched to the general area Saturday afternoon and she was located just inside the North Carolina border on Route 89 in Surry County.
Translations for approximate
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- تقريبيArabic
- приблизителен, приближавам се доBulgarian
- aproximatCatalan, Valencian
- přibližnýCzech
- brasWelsh
- annähern, circa, zirka, annähernd, ungefähr, annähernd erreichenGerman
- χονδρικός, παραπλήσιος, πλησιάζω, προσεγγίζωGreek
- aproximadoSpanish
- lähestyä, likiarvoinen, arvioida, lähentää, estimoida, lähentyä, approksimoida, likimääräinenFinnish
- approximer, approximatif, approximantFrench
- לשערHebrew
- āwhiwhiwhi, whakaawhiwhi, whakatataMāori
- aproximadoPortuguese
- приблизительный, примерный, приближенныйRussian
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