Nigh on
Roughly speaking and nigh on are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Roughly speaking" instead an adverb phrase "Nigh on".
Roughly speaking
Nigh on and roughly speaking are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Nigh on" instead an adverb phrase "Roughly speaking".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- nearly and nigh on
- nearly and roughly speaking
- almost and nigh on
- almost and roughly speaking
- about and nigh on
- about and roughly speaking
- approaching and nigh on
- approaching and roughly speaking
- around and nigh on
- around and roughly speaking
- not quite and nigh on
- not quite and roughly speaking
- roughly and nigh on
- roughly and roughly speaking
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Roughly speaking and Nigh on. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/nigh_on/roughly_speaking
Nigh on & Roughly speaking. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/nigh_on/roughly_speaking>.
Roughly speaking or Nigh on. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/nigh_on/roughly_speaking.
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