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approximately adv.
more or less adv.

ADVERB

approximately

Synonyms

STRONGEST

almost generally relatively roughly

STRONG

about around

WEAK

ballpark figure bordering on circa close to closely comparatively 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 upwards of

Antonyms

WEAK

accurately clearly definitely exactly precisely

ADVERB

more or less

Synonyms

WEAK

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

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very close

And the court came very close to embracing it.

From Slate ● Aug. 16, 2026

Cliché alert: The two become very close and things become very messy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

The leaders at Lilly paid very close attention to semaglutide, according to Jan Lundberg, who ran research and development at Lilly from 2010 to 2018.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

Which is unfortunate, because there are moments in which Waters gets very close to some revelations about when and why women are valued.

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026

“That’s all right,” I said, slouched down in my seat very close to the door.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

very close

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