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more or less

adverb

Definition of more or less

1 :to a varying or undetermined extent or degree :somewhat

they were more or less willing to help

2 :with small variations :approximately

contains 16 acres more or less

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Examples of more or less in a Sentence

the lot is 16 acres more or less
most couples in the survey said that they were more or less happy in their marriage

First Known Use of more or less

13th century

more or less Synonyms

Synonyms

about, all but, borderline, fair [chiefly British], fairly, feckly [chiefly Scottish], almost, most, much, near, nearly, next to, nigh, practically, somewhere, virtually, well-nigh

Antonyms

exactly, precisely

Related Words

appreciably, by and large, chiefly, largely, mainly, mostly; kind of, partially, partly, somewhat

Near Antonyms

absolutely, altogether, completely, entirely, fully, plain, plumb [chiefly dialect], quite, thoroughly; totally, utterly, well, wholly; barely, hardly, scarcely

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more often than not

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