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Synonyms for approximate
əˈprɒk sə mɪt; -ˌmeɪt
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Princeton's WordNet
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, raspingapproximate, 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, skinnyapproximate, close together(p)(verb)
located close together
"with heads close together"; "approximate leaves grow together but are not united"
approximate, come close(verb)
be close or similar
"Her results approximate my own"
Synonyms:
judge, guess, estimate, come close, gaugeestimate, 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
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Dictionary of English Synonymes
approximate(a.)
Synonyms:
proximate, approaching, coming nearapproximate(a.)
Synonyms:
nearly correct, nearly accurate or trueapproximate(v. a.)
Synonyms:
[Rare.] bring nearapproximate(v. n.)
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "approximate":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#155 | good | |
#325 | think | |
#684 | try | |
#735 | close | |
#958 | figure | |
#989 | near | |
#1266 | approach | |
#1971 | label | |
#2248 | approximately | |
#2434 | estimated | |
#2567 | judge | |
#2693 | forecast | |
#2773 | guess | |
#3282 | border | |
#3432 | estimate | |
#3613 | dear | |
#3852 | calculate | |
#4090 | imagine | |
#4360 | evaluate | |
#4513 | venture | |
#5416 | suppose | |
#5548 | rough | |
#5995 | rocky | |
#6201 | gauge | |
#7304 | hazard | |
#8049 | approximate | |
#9920 | crude | |
#11437 | harsh | |
#11710 | uncut | |
#12952 | skinny | |
#13188 | pretend | |
#15142 | fierce | |
#19281 | trench | |
#19605 | resemble | |
#24187 | reckon | |
#24816 | infer | |
#28023 | grating | |
#28483 | pronounce | |
#32636 | bumpy | |
#33696 | nigh | |
#59577 | scratchy | |
#60245 | boisterous | |
#66242 | adjudicate | |
#68434 | gravelly | |
#69764 | abut | |
#74028 | jumpy | |
#96709 | raspy | |
#97587 | opine | |
#133494 | pugnacious | |
#139637 | jolting | |
#147394 | rasping | |
#241914 | approximative |
How to use approximate in a sentence?
Men’s wrestling and football have the highest injury rate, but these only approximate Reidar Lystad to 35 injuries per 1,000 athletic exposures.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Translations for approximate
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- приблизителен, приближавам се доBulgarian
- aproximatCatalan, Valencian
- přibližnýCzech
- brasWelsh
- annähernd, annähern, circa, ungefähr, annähernd erreichen, zirkaGerman
- παραπλήσιος, προσεγγίζω, πλησιάζω, χονδρικόςGreek
- aproximadoSpanish
- likimääräinen, approksimoida, lähentyä, arvioida, estimoida, lähentää, likiarvoinen, lähestyäFinnish
- approximer, approximatif, approximantFrench
- לשערHebrew
- āwhiwhiwhi, whakaawhiwhi, whakatataMāori
- aproximadoPortuguese
- приближенный, приблизительный, примерныйRussian
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