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Antonyms for about
əˈbaʊtabout
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about
Antonyms:
afar, away or afar from, precisely, exactlySynonyms:
almost, with respect to, near, nearly, touching, concerning, surrounding, relative to, relating to, in relation to, approximately, touching, roughly, generally
Princeton's WordNet
about(p), astir(p)adverb
on the move
"up and about"; "the whole town was astir over the incident"
Antonyms:
inactiveapproximately, about, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less, around, or soadverb
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
"lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party"
Antonyms:
inactiveSynonyms:
well-nigh, rough, virtually, somewhat, slightly, or so, roughly, just about, some, nigh, most, nearly, more or less, almost, near, approximately, around, close to, roundabout, aroundadverb
all around or on all sides
"dirty clothes lying around (or about)"; "let's look about for help"; "There were trees growing all around"; "she looked around her"
Antonyms:
inactiveSynonyms:
well-nigh, virtually, or so, roughly, just about, some, nigh, most, nearly, more or less, almost, near, approximately, around, close to, roundabout, aroundadverb
in the area or vicinity
"a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight"
Antonyms:
inactiveSynonyms:
well-nigh, virtually, or so, roughly, just about, some, nigh, most, nearly, more or less, almost, near, approximately, around, close to, roundabout, aroundadverb
used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
"wandering about with no place to go"; "people were rushing about"; "news gets around (or about)"; "traveled around in Asia"; "he needs advice from someone who's been around"; "she sleeps around"
Antonyms:
inactiveSynonyms:
well-nigh, virtually, or so, roughly, just about, some, nigh, most, nearly, more or less, almost, near, approximately, around, close to, roundabout, aroundadverb
in or to a reversed position or direction
"about face"; "suddenly she turned around"
Antonyms:
inactiveSynonyms:
well-nigh, virtually, or so, roughly, just about, some, nigh, most, nearly, more or less, almost, near, approximately, around, close to, roundaboutadverb
in rotation or succession
"turn about is fair play"
Antonyms:
inactiveSynonyms:
most, around, nigh, some, virtually, well-nigh, close to, more or less, near, or so, just about, nearly, almost, approximately, roughlyabout, almost, most, nearly, near, nigh, virtually, well-nighadverb
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
"the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees"
Antonyms:
inactiveSynonyms:
well-nigh, virtually, closely, or so, intimately, roughly, just about, some, nigh, most, nearly, more or less, almost, close, near, approximately, around, to the highest degree, close to
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
aboutprep
Synonyms:
concerning, anent, relative to, with regard to
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