close-to

  • (r) (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
    • lasted approximately an hour
    • in just about a minute
    • he's about 30 years old
    • I've had about all I can stand
    • we meet about once a month
    • some forty people came
    • weighs around a hundred pounds
    • roughly $3,000
    • holds 3 gallons, more or less
    • 20 or so people were at the party
    about, approximately, just about, more or less, or so, roughly, some, around,

Synonyms

about approximately just about more or less or so roughly some around

Words of close approximity

close in close up
close together close to the wind