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Approximately vs Roughly - What's the difference?

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Roughly is a synonym of approximately.



As adverbs the difference between approximately and roughly

is that approximately is imprecise but close to in quantity or amount while roughly is in a rough manner.

approximately

English

Alternative forms

* (abbreviation)

Adverb

(-)
  • Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.
    • In every box of matches there are approximately 40 matchsticks.
    Per 100g of chocolate there are approximately 11.6g of saturated fat.
    ...approximately 60 beats per minute.

    Synonyms

    * around, near, nearly, almost, about, loosely, roughly, close to

    Antonyms

    * accurately, definitely, exactly, precisely

    Related terms

    * approximate

    See also

    * circa

    roughly

    English

    Adverb

    (en-adv)
  • In a rough manner.
  • Unevenly; harshly; rudely; severely; austerely.
  • Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount; approximately.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-12-06, author= Alok Jha
    • , volume=189, issue=26, page=27, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= A deadly disease could travel at jet speed around the world. How do we stop it in time? , passage=Of the roughly 400 emerging infectious diseases that have been identified since 1940, more than 60% are zoonotic: ie they came from animals. Throughout history this has been common.}}

    Synonyms

    * approximately, around, near, nearly, almost, about, loosely, circa