Synonyms for roughly
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adverb
1. Approximately — without precision or exactness; imprecisely but close to in quantity or amount; approximately
approximately, more-or-less, about, just about, nearly, around, almost, some, by and large, close to, all-but, hardly, say, well-nigh, ish, roundly, imprecisely
2. Harshly — in a rough manner; without kindness, softness, or gentleness
Other
Definitions
- adv. 1
In a rough manner; without kindness, softness, or gentleness.
- adv. 2
Without precision or exactness; imprecisely but close to in quantity or amount; approximately.
Related words
- Phrases
- roughly speaking
Example sentences
- nearly By the time you get there, it will be nearly dark.
- approximately The phone rings approximately fifty times an hour.
- ish Today is a very Saturday-ish Friday.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| roughly | steady | |
| nearly | steady | |
| approximately | falling | |
| ish | steady | |
| austerely | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- say1, ish1
- 4 letters
- some1
- 5 letters
- about2, rough1
- 6 letters
- around2, almost2, nearly2, hardly2, rudely2
- 7 letters
- harshly2, grossly2, roundly2
- 8 letters
- severely3
- 9 letters
- austerely3
- 11 letters
- imprecisely
- 13 letters
- approximately5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (about2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- globalement
- Italiano
- globalmente
- Español
- globalmente