Need another word that means the same as “roughly”? Find 23 synonyms and 30 related words for “roughly” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Roughly” are: rough, about, approximately, around, close to, just about, more or less, or so, some, violently, forcefully, forcibly, abruptly, unceremoniously, harshly, severely, unsympathetically, round about, in the region of, in the area of, in the neighbourhood of, or thereabouts, there or thereabouts
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “roughly” as an adverb can have the following definitions:
about | Imprecise but fairly close to correct. In just about a minute. |
abruptly | Suddenly and unexpectedly. She barely conceals her irritation and speaks briefly and abruptly to the woman. |
approximately | Imprecise but fairly close to correct. A journey of approximately two hours. |
around | All around or on all sides. There was no one around. |
close to | Near in time or place or relationship. |
forcefully | Using considerable physical strength or violence. The government need to act forcefully on this issue. |
forcibly | In a forceful way; convincingly. They argued forcibly against the proposal. |
harshly | In a cruel or severe manner. The offices are harshly lit by fluorescent lights. |
in the area of | To or toward the inside of. |
in the neighbourhood of | To or toward the inside of. |
in the region of | To or toward the inside of. |
just about | Absolutely. |
more or less | Comparative of much; to a greater degree or extent. |
or so | Subsequently or soon afterward often used as sentence connectors. |
or thereabouts | Near that place. |
rough | With roughness or violence rough is an informal variant for roughly. Treat em rough but treat em fair. |
round about | From beginning to end; throughout. |
severely | In a very plain style. Peered severely over her glasses. |
some | To some extent quite a lot. Some forty people came. |
there or thereabouts | In or at that place. |
unceremoniously | With a lack of courtesy; roughly or abruptly. He was unceremoniously dumped by the record company. |
unsympathetically | Without sympathy; in an unsympathetic manner. |
violently | To a very great degree; intensely. The aircraft began violently shaking. |
about | In rotation or succession. He s about 30 years old. |
almost | Not quite; very nearly. He almost knocked Georgina over. |
approximate | Not quite exact or correct. Reality can be approximated by computational techniques. |
approximately | Used to show that something is almost, but not completely, accurate or exact; roughly. A journey of approximately two hours. |
approximation | The quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity. Newspapers gave only an approximation of the actual events. |
around | All around or on all sides. He needs advice from someone who s been around. |
broadly | In a wide fashion. Broadly speaking the risks are as follows. |
closely | In a narrowly enclosed way. Both children are clearly very closely attached to their parents. |
closeness | Extreme stinginess. The translator s closeness to the original time period. |
environ | Surround; enclose. The stone circle was environed by an expanse of peat soil. |
equidistant | The same distance apart at every point. The line joins together all points which are equidistant from the two axes. |
every | Each and all of a series of entities or intervals as specified. Had every hope of success. |
few | The minority of people; the elect. Art is not just for the few. |
fractional | Relating to or expressed as a fraction, especially a fraction less than one. The fractional variance in mass density per unit. |
half | To the extent of half. Half a loaf. |
incomplete | Not yet finished. The analysis remains incomplete. |
least | Used in names of very small animals and plants e g least shrew. Didn t care the least bit. |
most | Almost. Most people like eggs. |
near | At or to a short distance away nearby. A near disaster. |
nearby | Not far away in relative terms. He slung his jacket over a nearby chair. |
nearly | Closely. In the absence of anyone more nearly related I was designated next of kin. |
partially | To some extent; in some degree; not wholly. He was partially paralyzed. |
practically | For all practical purposes but not completely. Practically everything in Hinduism is the manifestation of a god. |
proximate | Nearly accurate approximate. Proximate words. |
rather | On the contrary. I d rather you didn t tell him. |
several | Applied or regarded separately. Several letters came in the mail. |
some | To some extent quite a lot. Some apples. |
thereabout | Near that place. He stayed in London or thereabouts for several weeks. |
virtually | In essence or effect but not in fact. Virtually all the parties signed the contract. |
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