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Definition of more or less

  1. 1 :  to a varying or undetermined extent or degree :  somewhat they were more or less willing to help

  2. 2 :  with small variations :  approximately contains 16 acres more or less

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Examples of more or less in a Sentence

  1. the lot is 16 acres more or less

  2. 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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