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Definition of approximately :
With approximation; so as to approximate; nearly.
Synonyms:
slightly, about, most, more or less, or so, around, round, well-nigh, some, near, somewhat, close to, roughly, rough, just about, on the order of, nigh, almost, virtually
arithmetically (part of speech: adverb)
geometrically, statistically, algebraically, mathematically, methodically, arithmetically, systematically, computationally, rationally, numerically, proportionally, algorithmically
nearly (part of speech: adverb)
generally, near to, pretty nearly, not quite, relatively, for all practical purposes, close upon, in the neighborhood of, practically, adjacently, proximately, in general, locally, immediately, bordering on, nearly, closely, on the edge of, in the ballpark, comparatively, in round numbers, very near, circa, approaching, not far from
Usage examples:
- In Golden Gate park, where there are approximately 200, 000 homeless persons, relief stations have been established. - "Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror", Richard Linthicum Trumbull White Samuel Fallows.
- Weather Bureau records show that neither the depth of the snow nor the amount of subsequent rainfall was uniform, or even approximately so, over the Passaic drainage area. - "The Passaic Flood of 1903", Marshall Ora Leighton.
- The drainage area above this dam would be approximately 4 square miles. - "The Passaic Flood of 1903", Marshall Ora Leighton.