| Main Entry: | about |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in an opposite direction |
Synonyms: |
around, back, backward, in reverse, round |
| Main Entry: | about |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | lying anywhere without order, arrangement |
Synonyms: |
any which way, anyhow, around, here and there |
| Main Entry: | about |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | near an amount, quantity |
Synonyms: |
almost, approximately, in general, in the ball park, in the neighborhood, nearly, practically, pretty nearly, roughly |
| Main Entry: | about |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | concerning, relating to |
Synonyms: |
apropos, as concerns, as respects, dealing with, in connection with, in relation to, in respect to, referring to, regarding, relative to, touching, touching on |
| Main Entry: | about |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | near or close to in position |
Synonyms: |
adjacent, beside, nearby |
Antonyms: |
afar, away, distant, far, remote |
| Main Entry: | about |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | on every side, in every direction |
Synonyms: |
around, encircling, round, surrounding, through, throughout |
| Main Entry: | almost |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | nearly, very nearly |
Synonyms: |
about, about to, all but, approximately, around, as good as, bordering on, close to, close upon, essentially, for all practical purposes, for the greatest part, in effect, in the neighborhood of, in the vicinity of, just about, most, much, near to, nigh, not far from, not quite, on the brink of, on the edge of, on the point of, on the verge of, practically, pretty near, relatively, roughly, substantially, virtually, well-nigh, within sight of |
| Main Entry: | anyhow |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | by any means |
Synonyms: |
about, any which way, anyway, around, at any rate, at random, haphazard, haphazardly, helter-skelter, however, in any case, in any respect, in any way, in either way, in one way or another, in whatever way, nevertheless, random, randomly, regardless, under any circumstances, whatever happens, willy-nilly |
| Main Entry: | approximately |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | nearly |
Synonyms: |
about, almost, around, ballpark figure, bordering on, circa, close to, closely, comparatively, generally, in the ballpark, in the neighborhood of, in the region of, in the vicinity of, just about, loosely, more or less, most, much, not far from, not quite, proximately, relatively, roughly, upwards of, very close |
Antonyms: |
accurately, clearly, definitely, exactly, precisely |
| Main Entry: | apropos |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | in respect of |
Synonyms: |
about, against, as for, as regards, as to, concerning, on the subject of, regarding, respecting, touching, toward, with reference to, with respect to |