Approximately
Approximately adverb - Close to but not exactly.
Overall and approximately are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Overall" instead an adverb "Approximately".
Overall
Overall adverb - For the most part.
Usage example: overall, this is a good speech, but it could use a little humor
Approximately and overall are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Approximately" instead an adverb "Overall".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- largely and approximately
- largely and overall
- altogether and approximately
- altogether and overall
- primarily and approximately
- primarily and overall
- basically and approximately
- basically and overall
- chiefly and approximately
- chiefly and overall
- mainly and approximately
- mainly and overall
- mostly and approximately
- mostly and overall
Both words in one sentence
- Costing $1 million to produce and approximately $10 million to promote, the film made over $35 million in its first week and over $100 million worldwide overall, making it a commercial success despite panning by the critics.
Source: Film / The Devil Inside
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