Synonyms for approximate
əˈprɒk sə mɪt; -ˌmeɪtap·prox·i·mate

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1. approximate

   Synonyms:
   approach, resemble, border, abut, near, trench

   Antonyms:
   separate, differ, vary, recede, diverge, deviate

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1. 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, rasping

   Antonyms:
   exact, distant, remote

2. approximate, 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, skinny

   Antonyms:
   exact, distant, remote

3. approximate, close together(p)verb

   located close together

   "with heads close together"; "approximate leaves grow together but are not united"

   Antonyms:
   remote, distant, exact

4. approximate, come closeverb

   be close or similar

   "Her results approximate my own"

   Synonyms:
   judge, guess, estimate, come close, gauge

   Antonyms:
   distant, remote, exact

5. estimate, 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

   Antonyms:
   distant, remote, exact

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1. approximateadjective

   Synonyms:
   proximate, approaching, coming near

2. approximateadjective

   Synonyms:
   nearly correct, nearly accurate or true

3. approximateverb

   Synonyms:
   [Rare.] bring near

4. approximateverb

   Synonyms:
   approach, come near

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1. List of paraphrases for "approximate":

   rough, approximately, estimated

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1. Anthony Wilson:

   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.

2. Stephen Evans:

   While concealing identifiable individual patient data is important, there are other ways to verify the integrity of the data, for example, data providers should be able to confirm that they have provided data with at the very least, the approximate numbers of patients involved. It is correct to retract the paper in these circumstances.

3. 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.

4. Francois Mitterand:

   il faut laisser du temps au temps (you have to give time time - approximate translation)

5. Ellen Selkie:

   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.