approximate

approximate
adj
1. near, approaching, impending, forthcoming, coming, imminent.
2. rough, estimated, Sl. guesstimated; Math. interpolate, Statistics. extrapolative.
3. adjacent, juxtapositional, juxtaposed, proximate, next, next-door, neighboring; close together, close by, near, nearby, nigh, at hand, at close range; adjacent, contiguous, bordering, adjoining, abutting, tangential, tangent, touching, contactual.
4. similar, like, resemblant, connected, related, quasi; relative, analogous, comparative, corresponding
v
5. approach, come close, border on, neighbor, be on the brink of, be in the vicinity of; draw nigh, draw near, come together, close with, converge, come within a stone's throw; impend, verge, lean toward, move toward, Archaic. nigh.
6. estimate, make a rough guess, give a ball park figure, Sl. guesstimate, Math. interpolate, Statistics. extrapolate; gauge, reckon, figure, compute roughly.
7. simulate, look like, give the appearance of, Inf. be the spit and image of, resemble, bear a resemblance to, hint at; imitate, copy, duplicate, mimic, mock.

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