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. Blacksburg Police Chief 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. The NWS:

   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.

3. Johnson Johnson:

   The Company anticipates announcing topline Phase 3 data for its single-dose Janssen COVID-19 vaccine candidate in late January 2021 ; however, as this trial is dependent on disease events, the timing is approximate.

4. Francois Mitterand:

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

5. 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.