approximately
adverbHow many syllables in approximately?
There are 5 syllables in the word approximately.How to pronounce approximately:
Definition of approximately:
- approximately (adverb):
- in an approximate manner
- near in number, time, or degree
- (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct.
Synonyms for approximately:
about
after a fashion
around
close to
just about
like
more or less
much
near
nearly
or so
plus or minus
roughly
say
some
somewhere about
somewhere around
Antonyms for approximately:
absolutely
accurately
all
altogether
bang on
carefully
categorically
clean
clearly
closely
completely
comprehensively
correctly
dead on
decisively
definitely
effectively
entirely
exactingly
exactly
explicitly
expressly
faithfully
faultlessly
flat
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