thereabouts
More or less
Thereabouts means approximately that number, time, or place: We'll arrive at noon or thereabouts, She lives in Boston or thereabouts.
It softens precision, acknowledging uncertainty.
The singular thereabout exists but sounds old-fashioned; thereabouts dominates in contemporary use.
In approximate terms
- approximatelyClose but not exact
- aboutConcerning or approximately
- aroundIn the vicinity
- circaApproximately, for dates
nearly · almost · close · ballpark · more-or-less · roundabout · ish · loosely
Not firmly known
- indefiniteNot precisely determined
- impreciseLacking exactness or accuracy
- approximateNearly accurate but inexact
- unspecificLacking precise definition
general · inexact · rough · loose · fuzzy · ballpark · unclear · nonspecific
roughly
In approximate terms
- approximatelyClose but not exact
- aboutConcerning or approximately
- aroundIn the vicinity
circa · nearly · almost · close · ballpark · more-or-less · roundabout · ish · loosely · approaching
uncertain
Not firmly known
- indefiniteNot precisely determined
- impreciseLacking exactness or accuracy
- approximateNearly accurate but inexact
unspecific · general · inexact · rough · loose · fuzzy · ballpark · unclear · nonspecific · broad
nearby
At small distance
region · neighborhood · surroundings · locality · environs · proximity · parts · quarter · district · zone
- old-fashioned wordsforsooth, hark, betwixt, hither, prithee
- approximationsabout, approximately, around, roughly, almost
- directionsnorth, south, east, west, left
- nearnessnear, nearby, close, adjacent, next to
- Precision Wordsexact, precision, accuracy, precise, accurate
- distance wordsnear, far, close, distant, remote
thereaboutsexactly
With total accuracy
precisely · specifically · on the dot · on the nose · to the letter
thereaboutshereabouts
In this vicinity
here · elsewhere · nowhere · everywhere · nowhere near