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| Main Entry: | nearly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | almost |
| Synonyms: | about, approaching, approximately, circa*, closely, in effect, just about, more or less, most, much, practically, roughly, round, roundly, some, somewhere, virtually, all but, as good as, close but no cigar, give or take a little, in essence, in substance, in the ballpark, in the neighborhood, nearabout, not quite, pretty near, upwards of, well-nigh, within a little |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | closely |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | approximately, carefully |
| Synonyms: | by the skin of one's teeth, exactly, firmly, hard, heedfully, in conjunction with, intently, intimately, jointly, meticulously, mindfully, minutely, nearly, punctiliously, scrupulously, searchingly, sharply, similarly, strictly, thoughtfully |
| Main Entry: | halfway |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | not complete; in the middle |
| Synonyms: | comparatively, conciliatory, incompletely, insufficiently, middling, moderately, nearly, partially, partly, pretty*, rather, unsatisfactorily, compromising, half the distance, imperfectly, in part, medially, midway, restrictedly, to a degree, to some extent, to the middle |
| Antonyms: | completely, totally, wholly |
* = 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: | most |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | nearly all; extremely |
| Synonyms: | about, almost, approximately, close, eminently, exceedingly, mightily, much, nearly, nigh, practically, super, too, very, all but, in the majority, remarkably, surpassingly, well-nigh |
| Antonyms: | least |
| Main Entry: | narrowly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | just, closely |
| Synonyms: | almost, barely, carefully, close, nearly, scarcely, by a hair, by a whisker, by narrow margin, only just, painstakingly, scrutinizingly |
| Antonyms: | carelessly, imprecisely |
| Main Entry: | practically |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | almost; nearly |
| Synonyms: | about, approximately, basically, essentially, fundamentally, in effect, morally, most, much, nearly, nigh, virtually, all but, as good as, as much as, close to, for all intents and purposes, in essence, well-nigh |
| Antonyms: | far, not close |
| Main Entry: | relatively |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in or by comparison |
| Synonyms: | almost, approximately, comparatively, nearly, rather, somewhat, comparably, proportionately, to some extent |
| 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: | 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: | 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: | about |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | near an amount, quantity |
| Synonyms: | almost, approximately, nearly, practically, roughly, in general, in the ball park, in the neighborhood, pretty nearly |
| Main Entry: | close |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | near, nearby |
| Synonyms: | abutting, across the street, adjacent, adjoining, approaching, around the corner, at hand, contiguous, convenient, give or take a little, handy, hard by, immediate, imminent, impending, in spitting distance, in the ball park, near-at-hand, nearest, nearly, neighboring, next, nigh, proximate, under one's nose, warm |
| Antonyms: | away, beyond, detached, far, faraway |
| Main Entry: | toward/towards |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | on the way to; near |
| Synonyms: | against, almost, approaching, en route, facing, for, moving, nearing, nearly, proceeding, to, via, vis-à-vis, close to, coming up, contra, fronting, headed for, in relation to, in the direction of, in the vicinity, just before, not quite, on the road to, over against, pointing to, shortly before |
| Main Entry: | just |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | only now |
| Synonyms: | almost, approximately, barely, hardly, lately, nearly, now, presently, recently, scarce, scarcely, a moment ago, at this moment, by very little, just a while ago, just now, right now |
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