Need another word that means the same as “approximate”? Find 24 synonyms and 30 related words for “approximate” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Approximate” are: close together, near, approximative, rough, estimated, imprecise, inexact, coarse-grained, estimate, gauge, guess, judge, come close, be close to, be near to, come close to, come near to, approach, border on, verge on, equal roughly, calculate, make a guess at, make an estimate of
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “approximate” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| approach | Come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character. The department had been approached about funding. |
| be close to | Be identical to; be someone or something. |
| be near to | Form or compose. |
| border on | Extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle. |
| calculate | Intend (an action) to have a particular effect. The program can calculate the number of words that will fit in the space available. |
| come close | Come to pass; arrive, as in due course. |
| come close to | Proceed or get along. |
| come near to | Come forth. |
| equal roughly | Be identical or equivalent to. |
| estimate | Judge tentatively or form an estimate of quantities or time. The aim is to estimate the effects of macroeconomic policy on the economy. |
| gauge | Measure the dimensions of an object with a gauge. It is difficult to gauge how effective the ban was. |
| guess | Guess correctly solve by guessing. I guess she is angry at me for standing her up. |
| judge | Put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of. The judge tried both father and son in separate trials. |
| make a guess at | Charge with a function; charge to be. |
| make an estimate of | Create by artistic means. |
| verge on | Border on; come close to. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “approximate” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| approximative | (of a method, description, etc.) giving only an approximation to something. A crudely approximative outline. |
| close together | Fitting closely but comfortably. |
| coarse-grained | Composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency. |
| estimated | (of a value or number) roughly calculated; approximate. An estimated cost of 1 000 million. |
| imprecise | Not precise. The witness could give only vague and imprecise descriptions. |
| inexact | Not exact. An inexact description. |
| near | Located on the nearside of a vehicle. My sisters and brothers are near and dear. |
| rough | Put together as a temporary measure; makeshift. He had a rough draft of his new novel. |
| about | Used to express location in a particular place. In just about a minute. |
| almost | Slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but. Blues jazz he can play almost anything. |
| approximately | Used to show that something is almost, but not completely, accurate or exact; roughly. A journey of approximately two hours. |
| approximation | A thing that is similar to something else, but is not exactly the same. Newspapers gave only an approximation of the actual events. |
| approximative | (of a method, description, etc.) giving only an approximation to something. A crudely approximative outline. |
| around | All around or on all sides. There was no one around. |
| broadly | In a wide fashion. He interprets the law broadly. |
| close | Close in relevance or relationship. Management closed ranks. |
| closely | With little or no space or time in between. He has bonded very closely with his Miami family. |
| closeness | Close or warm friendship. Apes are often selected due to their evolutionary closeness to humans. |
| distance | The distance from the winning post which a horse must have reached when the winner finishes in order to qualify for a subsequent heat. The distance from New York to Chicago. |
| equidistant | At equal distances. The line joins together all points which are equidistant from the two axes. |
| estimate | Judge tentatively or form an estimate of quantities or time. Many factors are involved in any estimate of human life. |
| gauge | Measure the dimensions of an object with a gauge. Mark out the details of the angled surfaces with a knife and gauge. |
| incomplete | Not yet finished. An incomplete forward pass. |
| intimacy | An intimate remark. The absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy. |
| near | At or to a short distance away nearby. Don t shoot until they come near. |
| nearby | Not far away; close. Concentrated his study on the nearby planet Venus. |
| nearly | In a close manner. He nearly fainted. |
| nearness | The spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance. The town s nearness to London. |
| practically | In practical terms. Practically everything in Hinduism is the manifestation of a god. |
| proximate | Nearly accurate approximate. Interest in proximate rather than ultimate goals. |
| proximity | A Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) objects or events that are near to one another (in space or time) are perceived as belonging together as a unit. Do not operate microphones in close proximity to television sets. |
| rough | Work or shape something in a rough preliminary fashion. Trees with rough bark. |
| roughly | With roughness or violence rough is an informal variant for roughly. The narrative is roughly speaking contemporary with the earliest of the gospels. |
| sketchy | Not thorough or detailed. A sketchy pencil drawing by Toulouse Lautrec. |
| some | To some extent quite a lot. She is some skier. |
| thereabout | Near that time or date. He stayed in London or thereabouts for several weeks. |
| unfinished | Lacking a surface finish such as paint. Unfinished business. |
| virtually | (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but. Virtually all the parties signed the contract. |
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