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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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. 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.

3. Suraj Achar:

   Men’s wrestling and football have the highest injury rate, but these only approximate Reidar Lystad to 35 injuries per 1,000 athletic exposures.

4. Francois Mitterand:

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

5. 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.