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| Main Entry: | around |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | situated on sides, circumference, or in general area |
| Synonyms: | about, any which way, encompassing, everywhere, neighboring, over, throughout, all over, in the vicinity, in this area |
| Main Entry: | around |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | close to a place |
| Synonyms: | about, almost, approximately, near, nearby, close at hand |
| Main Entry: | almost |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | nearly, very nearly |
| Synonyms: | about, about to, approximately, around, essentially, in effect, just about, most, much, nigh, practically, relatively, roughly, substantially, virtually, all but, as good as, bordering on, close to, close upon, for all practical purposes, for the greatest part, in the neighborhood of, in the vicinity of, near to, not far from, not quite, on the brink of, on the edge of, on the point of, on the verge of, pretty near, well-nigh, within sight of |
| Main Entry: | anyhow |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | by any means |
| Synonyms: | about, any which way, anyway, around, haphazard, haphazardly, helter-skelter, however, nevertheless, random, regardless, willy-nilly, at any rate, at random, in any case, in any respect, in any way, in either way, in one way or another, in whatever way, randomly, under any circumstances, whatever happens |
| Main Entry: | approximately |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | nearly |
| Synonyms: | about, almost, around, ballpark figure*, circa, closely, comparatively, generally, just about, more or less, most, much, relatively, roughly, bordering on, close to, in the ballpark, in the neighborhood of, in the region of, in the vicinity of, loosely, not far from, not quite, proximately, upwards of, very close |
| Antonyms: | accurately, clearly, definitely, exactly, precisely |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | circa |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | approximately |
| Synonyms: | about, around, near, nearby, nigh, roughly, close on, in the region of |
| Main Entry: | extant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in existence |
| Synonyms: | actual, alive, around, being, contemporary, current, existing, immediate, instant, living, present, real, remaining, surviving, existent, in current use, not lost, present-day, subsisting, undestroyed |
| Antonyms: | dead, extinct, gone |
| Main Entry: | helter-skelter |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | carelessly, confused |
| Synonyms: | about, any which way, anyhow, around, disorderly, haphazard, hastily, headlong, hit-or-miss*, hotfoot*, impetuously, irregular, jumbled, muddled, pell-mell*, random, rashly, recklessly, topsy-turvy*, tumultous/tumultuous, wildly, anywise, at random, cluttered, higgledy-piggledy, hurriedly, in confusion, incautiously, incontinently, randomly, unmindfully |
| Antonyms: | carefully, methodical, organized, straight, systematic |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | just about |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | almost |
| Synonyms: | about, approximately, around, nearly, nigh, practically, all but, as good as, close to, not quite, well-nigh |
| Main Entry: | living |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | existing, active |
| Synonyms: | alert, alive, animated, around, awake, breathing, brisk, contemporary, continuing, current, dynamic, extant, live, lively, ongoing, operative, strong, vigorous, vital, warm, developing, existent, in use, persisting, subsisting, ticking |
| Antonyms: | dead, inactive |
| Main Entry: | more or less |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | approximately |
| Synonyms: | about, almost, around, ballpark figure*, circa, just about, relatively, roughly, bordering on, close to, in the ballpark, in the neighborhood of, in the vicinity of, not far from, not quite, on average, thereabouts, very close |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | roughly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | about |
| Synonyms: | approximately, around, more or less, practically, in the ball park, in the neighborhood, pretty near, somewhere around |
| Main Entry: | round |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | approximate |
| Synonyms: | about, almost, around, just about, most, near, nearly, practically, roughly, all but, as good as, close to, in the neighborhood of |
| Antonyms: | definite, exact, precise |
| Main Entry: | somewhere |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in, or at some place |
| Synonyms: | about, around, elsewhere, scattered, any old place, around somewhere, here and there, in one place or another, kicking around, parts unknown, someplace, someplace or another, someplace or other, somewheres |
| Antonyms: | nowhere |
| Main Entry: | thereabout |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | about there |
| Synonyms: | almost, approximately, around, just about, near, nearby, nearly, roughly, close at hand, in the neighborhood, in the vicinity |
| Main Entry: | throughout |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | during the whole of |
| Synonyms: | around, completely, during, everywhere, far and wide, high and low, over, overall, round, all over, all the time, all through, at full length, every bit, everyplace, far and near, for the duration, from beginning to end, from end to end, from one end to the other, from start to finish, from the start, from the word go, in all respects, in every place, in everything, inside and out, on all accounts, right through, the whole time, through the whole of, to the end, up and down |
| Notes: | through is used in reference to a movement or passage that proceeds linearly; throughout to a movement or passage that proceeds spatially |
| Main Entry: | vicinity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | local area |
| Synonyms: | around*, district, environment, environs, hood, nearness, neck of the woods, neighborhood, precinct, propinquity, proximity, range, region, surroundings, territory, turf*, ballpark, locality, pretty near, purlieus, vicinage |
| Antonyms: | faraway |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | virtually |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | for all practical purposes |
| Synonyms: | around, basically, essentially, fundamentally, implicitly, in effect, morally, nearly, practically, as good as, effectually, for all intents and purposes, give or take a little, guesstimate, in all but name, in essence, in substance, in the ballpark, in the neighborhood, not absolutely, not actually, something like, upwards of |
| Main Entry: | surrounding |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | encircling |
| Synonyms: | around, encompassing, neighboring, circumambient, circumferential, circumforaneous, enclosing |
| Main Entry: | about |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in an opposite direction |
| Synonyms: | around, back, backward, round, in reverse |
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