Approximately
Approximately adverb - Close to but not exactly.
Usage example: it takes approximately three hours to drive to Dallas
Say and approximately are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Say" instead an adverb "Approximately".
Say
Say adverb - Close to but not exactly.
Usage example: a person consumes, say, 2000 calories a day
Approximately and say are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Approximately" instead an adverb "Say".
Nearby Word: saying
Both words in one sentence
- For example saying "approximately thirty-one minutes ago" when most people would say "about half an hour ago".
Source: Ludicrous Precision -
For example, it might tell you that the monster you're fighting has Hit Points (but not how many), or pick a random, absurdly high number and say the monster has that many hit points, or say that it has "approximately eleventy-seven hojillion" hit points.
Source: Everything Sensor -
She did not say anything about washing pots, pans, silverware... Later, Bette orders the kids to run one mile(approximately), but forgets to specify they do it in the designated track.
Source: Web Comic / Precocious
Cite this Source
Say and Approximately. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/approximately/say
Approximately & Say. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/approximately/say>.
Say or Approximately. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/approximately/say.
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