📖 Definitions of "Close to"
adverb
- 1
(of quantifiers of nouns) Approximately
"It lasted close to an hour."
- 2
Nearly; almost
"The project is close to finished."
preposition
- 1
Near.
"The chair was close to the window."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Close to"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| more or less | Approximately. |
| approximately | Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount. |
| just about | (idiomatic) Approximately, very nearly. |
| some | Of a measurement: approximately, roughly. |
| aboutverb | Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost. |
| around | So as to form a circle or trace a circular path, or approximation thereof. |
| roughly | Without precision or exactness; imprecisely but close to in quantity or amount; approximately. |
| or so | (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct |
| nearly | In close approximation; almost, virtually. |
| something like | (idiomatic) approximately |
| on the order of | (often followed by a number) Approximately. |
| approxly. | Abbreviation of approximately. [Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.] |
| well-nigh | Almost, nearly. |
| around about | (Australia, informal) Nearly; approximately. |
| approximatedly | In an approximated manner |
| loosely | Not tightly. |
| approximatively | In an approximative manner. |
| almost | Very close to, but not quite. |
| approximally | adjacently |
| thereaboutsnoun | (possibly erroneous) Location; whereabouts. |
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