Or thereabouts
Or so and or thereabouts are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Or so" instead the phrase "Or thereabouts" as an adverb or a preposition.
Or so
Or so adverb - (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct.
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Synonyms for Or so
Or thereabouts and or so are semantically related. You can use "Or thereabouts" instead the phrase "Or so" as an adverb or a preposition.
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- nearly and or thereabouts
- nearly and or so
- about and or thereabouts
- about and or so
- abut and or thereabouts
- abut and or so
- around and or thereabouts
- around and or so
- roughly and or thereabouts
- roughly and or so
- approximately and or thereabouts
- approximately and or so
- close to and or thereabouts
- close to and or so
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Or so and Or thereabouts. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/or_thereabouts/or_so
Or thereabouts & Or so. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/or_thereabouts/or_so>.
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