roughly

adverb

How many syllables in roughly?

There are 2 syllables in the word roughly.

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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

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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