approximates
Gets close to
Approximates means comes close to without being exact.
A rough estimate approximates the true cost.
A description approximates reality without capturing every detail.
In mathematics, to approximate is to find a value close enough for practical purposes: Pi approximates to 3.14.
The word implies deliberate acceptance of imprecision—close enough is good enough.
Comes closer to
- closes inApproaches a target
- convergesMoves toward meeting
- borders onApproaches without reaching
- asymptotesLines curves approach infinitely
Estimate without certainty
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
- predictionForecast of coming events
guesstimate · calculation · evaluation · appraisal · assessment · reckoning · surmise · inference
Uneven in surface
- inexactLacking full accuracy
- ballparkSports venue or estimate
- looseNot firmly secured
- fuzzySoft and unclear
coarse · sketchy · broad · general · imprecise · crude · vague · hazy
Similar or corresponding things
- counterpartsEquivalent persons or things
- equivalentsThings of equal value
- parallelsPoints of similarity
- matchesPairs that align
replicas · imitations · facsimiles · correspondences · analogues · comparables · homologs · lookalikes
nears
Comes closer to
- closes inApproaches a target
- convergesMoves toward meeting
- borders onApproaches without reaching
guess
Estimate without certainty
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
prediction · guesstimate · calculation · evaluation · appraisal · assessment · reckoning · surmise · inference · prognosis
rough
Uneven in surface
fuzzy · coarse · sketchy · broad · general · imprecise · crude · vague · hazy · sloppy
analogs
Similar or corresponding things
- counterpartsEquivalent persons or things
- equivalentsThings of equal value
- parallelsPoints of similarity
matches · replicas · imitations · facsimiles · correspondences · analogues · comparables · homologs · lookalikes · stand-ins
- math verbsadd, adds, subtract, subtracts, multiply
- comparisonscomparison, compare, comparative, analogy, metaphor
approximatespinpoints
Locates with exactness
equals · nails · specifies · matches · determines
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