Approximate and Parallel

Approximate

Approximate verb - To come near or nearer to in character or quality.
Usage example: Rob's violin performance last night didn't even approximate what he's really capable of when he's not feeling sick

Parallel and approximate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Parallel" instead the word "Approximate" as a verb or an adjective.

Parallel

Parallel verb - To be the exact counterpart of.

Approximate and parallel are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Approximate" instead the word "Parallel" as a verb or an adjective.

Nearby Words: parallelize, parallelism, paralleled, paralleling, parallelise

Common collocations

name approximate name parallel name
location approximate location parallel location
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