MORE OR LESS Synonyms: 121 Similar and Opposite Words

more or less

adverb

Definition of more or less

as in almost

very close to but not completely the lot is 16 acres more or less

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as in pretty

to some degree or extent most couples in the survey said that they were more or less happy in their marriage

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as in approximately

close to but not exactly the box weighs 60 pounds more or less

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Recent Examples of more or less People come to the house on a more or less daily basis to take photos in front of it. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026 Every sequence shot had to last exactly five minutes, no more or less. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026 In a large sculpture, aluminum facsimile pages are crumpled on the floor, reflecting the way spacefaring nations have more or less ignored it. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026 In November 1913, Los Angeles rejoiced to welcome a lavish, steady [and more or less purloined] flow of water. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for more or less

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Before the conflict, Qatar exported almost one-fifth of the world’s LNG, all of it through the Strait of Hormuz.

— Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Advisors spend almost 70% of their time on back-office work, and by 2032 agentic AI could give back 25% to 50% of that time.

— Lital Marom, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of almost

Adverb

On Saturday night, her husband made that advice look pretty good.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
This year’s release, the Golden Pharaoh, might sound pretty strange on paper, but the result is a rye whiskey that actually doesn’t stray too far from its core identity—and that’s a very good thing.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of pretty

Adverb

The country's population of adult citizens is approximately 248 million.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
Shea ordered a portion of Baker’s federal sentence to be served consecutively to his state sentences, giving him a total effective federal sentence of approximately 222 months in prison.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of approximately

Adverb

Trading a state paycheck for a sidewalk food cart is practically unheard of.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Ismail Abdus-Sabur’s youngest child was practically a newborn when he was first taken into custody in January 2014, his family said.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of practically

Adverb

Some of the guests on board had upcoming bookings for the top-of-the-line (and priced like it) ship, though many remained quite fond of our Le Lyrial.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
So anyway, my artistic trajectory was going along quite nicely in Joy Division.

— Devon Ivie, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of quite

Adverb

The 2023 rate was about 58%, the third-lowest of any suburban municipality, meaning the city fell $24 million short of target.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
The more likely outcome is that his payments will raise our annual national deficit, which is projected to reach $2 trillion by the end of the year, by about 50 percent--and add to the country's $40 trillion national debt.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of about

Adverb

The controversy Pitt stepped into comes down to old versus relatively new approaches to dealing with drinking problems.

— Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
But clear weather and relatively light winds aided air tankers, which dropped water on hot spots throughout Thursday, while hand crews and bulldozers strengthened fire lines around the fire.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026

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