Synonyms for approximate
əˈprɒk sə mɪt; -ˌmeɪt

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1. approximate, approximative, rough(adj)

   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, near(adj)

   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 close(verb)

   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, judge(verb)

   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. approximate

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

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

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. approximate(a.)

   Synonyms:
   proximate, approaching, coming near

2. approximate(a.)

   Synonyms:
   nearly correct, nearly accurate or true

3. approximate(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   [Rare.] bring near

4. approximate(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   approach, come near

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1. List of paraphrases:

   rough, approximately, estimated

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