approximated
Got nearly right
Approximated is the past tense of approximate, meaning to come close to a value, quality, or condition without reaching it exactly.
Scientists approximate measurements, artists approximate reality, and estimates approximate actual figures.
The model approximated real-world conditions.
Her guess approximated the correct answer.
Something approximated is nearly but not quite the thing itself.
Roughly calculated beforehand
- calculatedFigured out mathematically
- computedDetermined by calculation
- gaugedDetermined extent or amount
- assessedDetermined value or quality
measured · quantified · projected · forecasted · predicted · extrapolated · interpolated · reckoned
Appeared similar to
- mimickedCopied another's actions
- imitatedReproduced another's behavior
- matchedPaired by similarity
- paralleledRan an equivalent course
echoed · mirrored · simulated · replicated · emulated · likened · compared · analogous
estimated
Roughly calculated beforehand
- calculatedFigured out mathematically
- computedDetermined by calculation
- gaugedDetermined extent or amount
assessed · measured · quantified · projected · forecasted · predicted · extrapolated · interpolated · reckoned · inferred
resembled
Appeared similar to
paralleled · echoed · mirrored · simulated · replicated · emulated · likened · compared · analogous · similar
approached
Moved toward something
converged · tended · closed · advanced · progressed · gravitated · trended · edged · crept · inched
approximatedcalculated
Figured out mathematically
exact · determined · precise · pinpointed · specified
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