Approximate and Close

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Approximate

Approximate adjective - Very close in resemblance.
Usage example: sketched in an approximate likeness
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Close is a synonym for approximate in near topic. In some cases you can use "Close" instead an adjective "Approximate", when it comes to topics like like, exact, similar, rough.
Nearby Words: approximately, approximation, approximative, approximated

Close

Close adjective - At or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other.
Usage example: close to noon
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Approximate is a synonym for close in inexact topic. You can use "Approximate" instead an adjective "Close".
Nearby Words: closed, closeness, closing, closely, closure

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sound approximate sound close sound
name approximate name close name
legs approximate legs close legs

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  • Anime / Space Battleship Yamato 2199 They even go so far as dressing Shinohara, its pilot, with as close as an approximate to a Gamilas flight suit as they could manage, to further the illusion.
    Source: Anime / Space Battleship Yamato 2199
  • Red Sky, Take Warning In The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion the skies of the Plane of Oblivion (a close approximate to Hell) are red (not only clouds, but also stars and nebulae).
    Source: Red Sky, Take Warning
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