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approximate

• (s) not quite exact or correct
  • the approximate time was 10 o'clock
  • a rough guess
  • a ballpark estimate
  approximative, rough,
• (s) very close in resemblance
  • sketched in an approximate likeness
  • a near likeness
  near,
• (s) located close together
  • with heads close together
  • approximate leaves grow together but are not united
  close together,

Verbs

• (v) be close or similar
  • Her results approximate my own
  come close,
• (v) judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
  • I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds
  estimate, gauge, guess, judge,

Synonyms

approximative rough come close estimate gauge guess judge near close together

See also

overestimate overrate lowball underestimate

Words of close approximity