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| Main Entry: |
more or less
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| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | approximately |
| Synonyms: | about, almost, around, ballpark figure, bordering on, circa, close to, in the ballpark, in the neighborhood of, in the vicinity of, just about, not far from, not quite, on average, relatively, roughly, thereabouts, very close |
| Main Entry: | fairly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | somewhat |
| Synonyms: | adequately, averagely, enough, kind of, moderately, more or less, passably, pretty well, quite, rather, ratherish, reasonably, so-so, some, something, sort of, tolerably |
| Main Entry: | moderately |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | to a degree, to some extent |
| Synonyms: | a little, averagely, enough, fairly, gently, in moderation, in reason, kind of, more or less, more than not, not exactly, passably, pretty, quite, quite a bit, rather, reasonably, slightly, so-so, some, something, somewhat, sort of, temperately, tolerable, tolerably, tolerantly, within limits, within reason |
| Antonyms: | immoderately, unlimitedly |
| Main Entry: | nearly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | almost |
| Synonyms: | about, all but, approaching, approximately, as good as, circa, close but no cigar, closely, give or take a little, in effect, in essence, in substance, in the ballpark, in the neighborhood, just about, more or less, most, much, nearabout, not quite, practically, pretty near, roughly, round, roundly, some, somewhere, upwards of, virtually, well-nigh, within a little |
| Main Entry: | pretty |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | considerable; somewhat |
| Synonyms: | a little, ample, fairly, kind of, large, moderately, more or less, much, notable, pretty much, quite, rather, reasonably, sizable, some, something, sort of, tolerably |
| Main Entry: | quite |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | to a certain extent |
| Synonyms: | considerably, fairly, far, moderately, more or less, pretty, rather, reasonably, relatively, significantly, somewhat, to some degree, very |
| Notes: | quiet (noun) is the absence of sound - (verb) to make calm, still, or quiet - (adjective) free of noise or uproar or making little if any sound; quite means to the greatest extent or actually, really, or truly |
| Main Entry: | rather |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | moderately |
| Synonyms: | a bit, a little, averagely, comparatively, enough, fairly, in a certain degree, kind of, more or less, passably, pretty, quite, ratherish, reasonably, relatively, slightly, so-so, some, something, somewhat, sort of, to some degree, to some extent, tolerably |
| Antonyms: | extremely, violently |
| Main Entry: | roughly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | about |
| Synonyms: | approximately, around, in the ball park, in the neighborhood, more or less, practically, pretty near, somewhere around |
| Main Entry: | slightly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | a little |
| Synonyms: | hardly, hardly at all, hardly noticeable, imperceptibly, inappreciably, inconsiderably, insignificantly, kind of, lightly, marginally, more or less, on a small scale, pretty, scarcely any, somewhat, to some degree, to some extent |
| Antonyms: | a lot, considerably, greatly |
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