approximately

Meaning

Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.

Concepts

approximately

about

roughly

around

nearly

almost

some

more or less

close to

circa

or so

just about

vaguely

somewhere

loosely

practically

round about

𐐲𐐹𐑉𐐪𐐿𐑅𐐮𐑋𐐲𐐻𐑊𐐨

near

as a rule

just

only

briefly

sketchily

tentatively

probably

approximatively

something like

somewhere around

generally

appreciably

markedly

around there

everywhere

that area

about that

before and after

before and behind

context

front and back

longitudinal

throughout

general

main point

outline

substantially

domestic and foreign

inside and outside

interior and exterior

mostly

in outline

not exactly

porximately

much

odd

as a guide

close

roundly

in the region of

proximately

say

1

a

opus so

pretty much

calculate

estimate

evaluate

maybe

perhaps

so

sometime

crudely

in round numbers

thereabouts

on the whole

any

approximate

not quite

virtually

give or take

approx

approx.

somewhere between

in the ball park

toward

usually

likely

thereabout

propinquity

kind of

kinda

partially

somewhat

sorta

very

average

Hyphenated as

ap‧prox‧i‧mate‧ly

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈpɹɑk.sɪ.mət.li/

Etymology

From approximate + -ly.

Sentences

The village is situated approximately north-west from the city and county town of Lincoln .