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Synonyms for approximate

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adjective · not quite exact or correct

“the approximate time was 10 o'clock”

approximativerough
adjective · very close in resemblance

“sketched in an approximate likeness”

adjective · located close together

“with heads close together”

close together
verb · be close or similar

“Her results approximate my own”

verb · judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)

“I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds”