Approximately
Approximately adverb - Close to but not exactly.
Barely and approximately are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Barely" instead an adverb "Approximately".
Barely
Barely adverb - By a very small margin.
Usage example: we barely made it to the church on time
Approximately and barely are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Approximately" instead an adverb "Barely".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- close and approximately
- close and barely
- nearly and approximately
- nearly and barely
- almost and approximately
- almost and barely
- somewhat and approximately
- somewhat and barely
- practically and approximately
- practically and barely
- just and approximately
- just and barely
- scarce and approximately
- scarce and barely
Both words in one sentence
- Shakespeare's The Tempest is said to take place over the course of approximately 3 hours, which is barely longer than its running time.
Source: Extremely Short Timespan -
Hogan is now approximately 90% cyborg, a pensioner, and can barely walk.
Source: Wrestling / Hulk Hogan - One microton is just one gram, or approximately three one-hundredths of an ounce — or, in other words, since we're talking about yields in terms of TNT-equivalent, barely a firecracker's worth of bang, and that's if we're being generous.
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