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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | almost accurate, exact |
| Synonyms: | almost, close, comparative, near, proximate, relative, rough |
| Antonyms: | accurate, clear, definite, exact, precise |
| Main Entry: | approximate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | similar |
| Synonyms: | alike, analogous, close, comparable, like, matching, near, relative, resembling, verging on |
| Antonyms: | dissimilar, exact, same |
| Main Entry: | approximate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | near |
| Synonyms: | adjacent, bordering, close together, contiguous, nearby, neighboring |
| Antonyms: | away, far |
| Main Entry: | alike |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | similar |
| Synonyms: | Xerox, akin, allied, analogous, approximate, associated, carbon copy, cognate, comparable, concurrent, correspondent, corresponding, dead ringer, ditto*, double, duplicate, equal, equivalent, even, facsimile, identical, indistinguishable, kindred, like, look-alike, matched, matching, mated, parallel, proportionate, related, resembling, same, same difference, similar, spitting image, undifferentiated, uniform |
| Antonyms: | different, dissimilar, distinct, diverse, opposite, unlike |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | arbitrary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | whimsical, chance |
| Synonyms: | approximate, capricious, discretionary, erratic, fanciful, frivolous, inconsistent, injudicious, irrational, irresponsible, offhand, optional, random, subjective, supercilious, superficial, unaccountable, unreasonable, unscientific, wayward, willful |
| Antonyms: | circumspect, rational, reasonable, reasoned, supported |
| Main Entry: | near |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | close in time; forthcoming |
| Synonyms: | approaching, approximate, at hand, coming, comparative, expected, imminent, impending, in the offing, looming, near-at-hand, next, relative |
| Antonyms: | deferred, distant, expired, far, postponed, remote |
| Main Entry: | relative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | comparative, respective |
| Synonyms: | about, allied, analogous, approximate, associated, concerning, conditional, connected, contingent, corresponding, dependent, in regard to, near, parallel, proportionate, reciprocal, referring, related, relating to, reliant, with respect to |
| Antonyms: | disproportionate, irrelevant, irrespective, unequal |
| Main Entry: | judgmental |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | arbitrary |
| Synonyms: | approximate, capricious, discretionary, erratic, fanciful, frivolous, inconsistent, injudicious, irrational, irresponsible, offhand, optional, personal, random, subjective, supercilious, superficial, unaccountable, unreasonable, unscientific, wayward, willful |
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