Approximately and Really

Approximately

Approximately adverb - Close to but not exactly.

Really and approximately are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Really" instead an adverb "Approximately".

Really

Really adverb - In actual fact.

Approximately and really are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Approximately" instead an adverb "Really".

Both words in one sentence

  • Light Novel / Seitokai no Ichizon Lampshaded approximately four seconds in, even before she really does anything tsunderelike.
  • Tin Tyrant One of the signature Abyssals, Falling Tears Poet, is clad in heavy armour, wields a really big hammer, and is approximately the size of a bus.
    Source: Tin Tyrant
  • Western Animation / Batman: The Animated Series No one, even the aforementioned Olympian, seems to really notice that Bruce Wayne is built on approximately the same lines as a dumptruck.
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