Approximately
Approximately adverb - Close to but not exactly.
Usage example: it takes approximately three hours to drive to Dallas
Virtually and approximately are semantically related In some cases you can use "Virtually" instead the word "Approximately" as an adverb or an adjective.
Virtually
Virtually adverb - Very close to but not completely.
Approximately and virtually are semantically related in roughly topic. You can use "Approximately" instead the word "Virtually" as an adverb or an adjective.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- most and approximately
- most and virtually
- nearly and approximately
- nearly and virtually
- almost and approximately
- almost and virtually
- practically and approximately
- practically and virtually
- about and approximately
- about and virtually
- all but and approximately
- all but and virtually
- near and approximately
- near and virtually
Both words in one sentence
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The Wizard has had approximately one new greenhorn per season, and virtually none of them lasted; one episode of After The Catch mentioned that the Wizard was the hardest on greenhorns.
Source: Series / Deadliest Catch -
Just in Time: Ridiculously overused in the first season, in which virtually every time XANA is defeated with approximately 0.001 seconds to spare; at one point, a laser beam is halted inches from Yumi's face when the "Code: LYOKO" activated.
Source: Western Animation / Code Lyoko - Algernon's Cape grants the use of an at-will, instant-cast, virtually-unlimited-ammo Charm spell to a first or second level PC five minutes into the game through a ridiculously easy pickpocket or NPC kill (approximately 4 HP) - yeah, that's a game nuker.
Source: Disc One Nuke / Baldur's Gate
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