Approximately
Approximately adverb - (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct.
Usage example: lasted approximately an hour
Close to is a synonym for approximately in approximation topic. In some cases you can use "Close to" instead the word "Approximately" as an adverb or an adjective or a preposition, when it comes to topics like quantity, nearly, almost, near to. popular alternative
Close to
Close to adverb - (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct.
Approximately is a synonym for close to in almost topic. You can use "Approximately" instead the phrase "Close to" as an adverb or an adjective or a preposition, if it concerns topics such as approximation, quantity, nearly. popular alternative
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- nearly and approximately
- nearly and close to
- almost and approximately
- almost and close to
- practically and approximately
- practically and close to
- about and approximately
- about and close to
- all but and approximately
- all but and close to
- near and approximately
- near and close to
- approaching and approximately
- approaching and close to
Both terms in one sentence
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Another assassin in approximately the same era also feigned insanity to get close to his target.
Source: Obfuscating Insanity -
If you are close to a grenade when it explodes, your mouse sensitivity will drop for approximately 5 seconds, slowing reaction times significantly.
Source: Video Game / Contract Wars - Translated, this means (approximately) "craziness is close to genius".
Source: Ditzy Genius
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