approx
Roughly, for short
Approx is an abbreviation of approximate or approximately, used in writing where space is limited or informality permits: approx 3 hours, approx $500.
It appears in notes, labels, and informal documents but rarely in formal prose, where the full word is preferred.
Short distance away
- closeNearby or to shut
- nearbyAt small distance
- adjacentDirectly next to
- neighboringSituated beside another
vicinity · almost · nearly · approaching · verging · bordering · nearing · around
Sports venue or estimate
- guesstimateRough, intuitive calculation
- roughUneven in surface
- calculationMathematical problem-solving process
- reckoningSettlement of accounts
projection · assessment · evaluation · forecast · estimate · conjecture · prediction · surmise
Shortened written form
- shorthandAbbreviated writing system
- contractionReduction in size
- truncationCutting something shorter
- shorteningReducing length or duration
condensation · notation · symbol · compression · simplification · ellipsis · clipping · reduction
near
Short distance away
neighboring · vicinity · almost · nearly · approaching · verging · bordering · nearing · around · about
ballpark
Sports venue or estimate
- guesstimateRough, intuitive calculation
- roughUneven in surface
- calculationMathematical problem-solving process
reckoning · projection · assessment · evaluation · forecast · estimate · conjecture · prediction · surmise · inference
abbr
Shortened written form
- shorthandAbbreviated writing system
- contractionReduction in size
- truncationCutting something shorter
shortening · condensation · notation · symbol · compression · simplification · ellipsis · clipping · reduction · acronym
approximate, approximately, approximation, approximating, approximated, approximates, approximations, approximative