Around
Around adverb - Close to but not exactly.
Usage example: there's around a hundred books still left to be packed in boxes
Much
Much adverb - Close to but not exactly.
Usage example: he behaves much the same as I did at that age
Nearby Word: muchness
Mutual synonyms
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