| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in or by comparison |
| Synonyms: | almost, approximately, comparably, comparatively, nearly, proportionately, rather, somewhat, to some extent |
| Main Entry: | approximately |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | nearly |
| Synonyms: | about, almost, around, ballpark figure, bordering on, circa, close to, closely, comparatively, generally, in the ballpark, in the neighborhood of, in the region of, in the vicinity of, just about, loosely, more or less, most, much, not far from, not quite, proximately, relatively, roughly, upwards of, very close |
| Antonyms: | accurately, clearly, definitely, exactly, precisely |
| Main Entry: | more or less |
| 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: | partly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | not completely |
| Synonyms: | at best, at least, at most, at worst, bit by bit, by degrees, carelessly, halfway, in a general way, in bits and pieces, in part, in some measure, in some ways, inadequately, incompletely, insufficiently, little by little, measurably, not entirely, not fully, not strictly speaking, not wholly, notably, noticeably, partially, piece by piece, piecemeal, relatively, slightly, so far as possible, somewhat, to a certain degree, to a certain extent, up to a certain point, within limits |
| Notes: | partially means 'incompletely'; partly means 'in part' |
| Antonyms: | completely, totally, wholly |
| 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 |