Approximately
Approximately adverb - Close to but not exactly.
Likely to and approximately are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Likely to" instead an adverb "Approximately".
Likely to
Approximately and likely to are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Approximately" instead an adverb phrase "Likely to".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- much and approximately
- much and likely to
- most and approximately
- most and likely to
- nearly and approximately
- nearly and likely to
- practically and approximately
- practically and likely to
- about and approximately
- about and likely to
- all but and approximately
- all but and likely to
- around and approximately
- around and likely to
Both terms in one sentence
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Of course, Sheldon is approximately as likely to voluntarily hug anyone as pigs are to fly, so that aspect of the trope is seldom seen.
Source: One Head Taller - NBC renewed the show for Season 3...but also cut the show's budget by approximately half and placed the show in the Friday Night Death Slot, when the show's demographic was likely to be doing anything but watching TV.
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If the hands are set approximately to ten and two, they evoke a happy smiling face and it has been demonstrated that people are more likely to buy clocks if they see, at least subliminally, a smiling face.
Source: Technology Marches On
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Likely to and Approximately. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/approximately/likely_to
Approximately & Likely to. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/approximately/likely_to>.
Likely to or Approximately. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/approximately/likely_to.
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