Word Explorer

Approximate

To estimate.

Full Dictionary Entry

📖 Definitions of "Approximate"

verb

1
To estimate.
2
To come near to; to approach.
3
To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.

adjective

1
Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
2
Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate.
"NASA's Genesis spacecraft has on board an ion monitor to record the speed, density, temperature and approximate composition of the solar wind ions."

🔄 Synonyms of "Approximate"

11 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
closenoun	(physical) To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.
roughnoun	Not smooth; uneven.
gaugenoun	A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard
nearverb	Physically close.
judgenoun	A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice.
estimatenoun	A rough calculation or assessment of the value, size, or cost of something.
inexact	Imperfectly conforming; exceeding or falling short in some respect.
guessverb	To reach a partly (or totally) unconfirmed conclusion; to engage in conjecture; to speculate.
approximativenoun	Of, relating to, or being an estimate or approximation.
come close	"Come Close" is a single by rapper Common featuring guest vocals by Mary J. Blige.
close together	Near each other in time or space.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Approximate"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
nearverb	Physically close.
approximativenoun	Of, relating to, or being an estimate or approximation.
close together	Near each other in time or space.
estimatenoun	A rough calculation or assessment of the value, size, or cost of something.
guessverb	To reach a partly (or totally) unconfirmed conclusion; to engage in conjecture; to speculate.
closenoun	(physical) To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.
judgenoun	A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice.
inexact	Imperfectly conforming; exceeding or falling short in some respect.
roughnoun	Not smooth; uneven.
gaugenoun	A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard
come close	"Come Close" is a single by rapper Common featuring guest vocals by Mary J. Blige.
proximatenoun	Close or closest; adjacent.
approxnoun	Alternative spelling of approx..
aboutverb	Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost.
approximationnoun	(uncountable, countable) The act, process or result of approximating, as:
around	So as to form a circle or trace a circular path, or approximation thereof.
approachnoun	(intransitive) To come or go near, in place or time; to move toward; to advance nearer; to draw nigh.
indicativenoun	Serving as a sign, indication or suggestion of something.
bringverb	(transitive, ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere.
reconcileverb	(ambitransitive) To restore a friendly relationship; to bring back or return to harmony.