Synonyms of approximate

Verb

1. approximate, come close, resemble

usage: be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own"

2. estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge, calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure

usage: judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"

Adjective

1. approximate, approximative, rough, inexact (vs. exact)

usage: not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate"

2. approximate, near, close (vs. distant)

usage: very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness"

3. approximate, close together(predicate), close (vs. distant)

usage: located close together; "with heads close together"; "approximate leaves grow together but are not united"

Definition and meaning of approximate (Dictionary)