approximately

Adverb

• (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
  • "lasted approximately an hour"

Adv

• Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.

Examples

• approximately 60 beats per minute
• In every box of matches there are approximately 40 matchsticks.
• Per 100 g of chocolate there is approximately 11.6 g of saturated fat.

Synonyms

about, around, close to, just about, more or less, or so, roughly, some, -ish, -some, all but, almost, approaching, by and large, circa, close, essentially, for all practical purposes, fornigh, give or take, imprecisely, kind of, loosely, near, nearabout, nearly, nigh on, odd, plus or minus, roundly, say, sort of, thereabout, virtually, well-nigh, ±

Antonyms

accurately, definitely, exactly, precisely

Related Words

approximate, circa