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

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1. approximate

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

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

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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"

   Antonyms:
   exact, distant, remote

   Synonyms:
   bumpy, approximative, rough, pugnacious, jolting, jolty, crude, gravelly, rocky, close together(p), fierce, harsh, scratchy, jumpy, boisterous, grating, near, raspy, unsmooth, uncut, rasping

2. approximate, nearadjective

   very close in resemblance

   "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness"

   Antonyms:
   exact, distant, remote

   Synonyms:
   nigh(a), dear, cheeseparing, nigh, near(a), close, good, approximative, close together(p), near, penny-pinching, rough, skinny

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"

   Antonyms:
   distant, remote, exact

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

5. estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judgeverb

   judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)

   "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"

   Antonyms:
   distant, remote, exact

   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

How to use approximate in a sentence?

1. 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.

2. Jeremy DeSilva:

   Mary Leakey made exquisitely detailed maps of the footprint localities. From Mary Leakey map, we were able to approximate where the tracks should be. We began to dig, hoping for the best, but fearing instead that forty years of seasonal rains had washed them away, the soil was hard as cement and it took a hammer and chisel to reach the footprint layer, which we then needed to excavate delicately with a hard-bristled brush and tongue depressor. Fortunately, the footprints were beautifully preserved.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

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