Close to
Close to adverb - (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct.
Roughly speaking and close to are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Roughly speaking" instead an adverb phrase "Close to".
Roughly speaking
Close to and roughly speaking are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close to" instead an adverb phrase "Roughly speaking".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- most and close to
- most and roughly speaking
- nearly and close to
- nearly and roughly speaking
- almost and close to
- almost and roughly speaking
- about and close to
- about and roughly speaking
- approaching and close to
- approaching and roughly speaking
- around and close to
- around and roughly speaking
- some and close to
- some and roughly speaking
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Roughly speaking and Close to. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/close_to/roughly_speaking
Close to & Roughly speaking. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/close_to/roughly_speaking>.
Roughly speaking or Close to. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/close_to/roughly_speaking.
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