Approximately
Approximately adverb - Close to but not exactly.
Mainly and approximately are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mainly" instead an adverb "Approximately".
Mainly
Mainly adverb - For the most part.
Usage example: you mainly need to focus on improving your golf swing
Approximately and mainly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Approximately" instead an adverb "Mainly".
Nearby Word: main
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- much and approximately
- much and mainly
- largely and approximately
- largely and mainly
- practically and approximately
- practically and mainly
- about and approximately
- about and mainly
- primarily and approximately
- primarily and mainly
- roughly and approximately
- roughly and mainly
- chiefly and approximately
- chiefly and mainly
Both words in one sentence
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It supposedly differed from the nodachi mainly by having a ricasso approximately 12-18 inches long, allowing it to be used as a short polearm as well as a sword against cavalry; similar to the German Zweihänder.
Source: BFS - Approximately 75% of the fans knew that Flit and Emily would end up together, mainly because images of Flit's future son, Asemu, show him with blonde hair like Emily and not some shade of purple or blue as would be expected if Yurin was the mother.
Source: Hair Color Spoiler
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