roughly
adverbHow many syllables in roughly?
There are 2 syllables in the word roughly.How to pronounce roughly:
Definition of roughly:
- roughly (adverb):
- in a rough manner such as
- near in number, time, or degree
- (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct.
Synonyms for roughly:
about
abruptly
after a fashion
aggressively
approximately
around
close to
forcefully
forcibly
just about
like
more or less
much
near
nearly
or so
plus or minus
say
some
somewhere about
somewhere around
violently
Antonyms for roughly:
absolutely
accurately
all
altogether
bang on
carefully
categorically
clean
clearly
closely
completely
comprehensively
correctly
dead on
decisively
definitely
definitively
detailedly
effectively
elaborately
entirely
exactingly
exactly
exhaustively
explicitly
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