Related Words for about

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WordSyllablesCategories
virtually
/xxx
Adverb, Adverb
almost
/x
Adverb, Adverb, Noun
nigh
/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
near
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
nearly
/x
Noun, Adverb
around
x/
Adverb, Adverb, Adjective
some
/
Adjective, Adverb
approximately
x/xxx
Adverb, Adverb
most
/
Adverb, Adverb, Adjective, Noun
active
/x
Noun, Adjective, Noun
roughly
/x
Noun, Adverb
all but
//
Phrase, Adverb
close to
//
Phrase, Adverb
just about
/x/
Phrase, Adverb
more or less
///
Phrase, Adverb
or so
//
Phrase, Adverb
abut
x/
Verb
regarding
x/x
Verb
concerning
x/x
Verb
what
/
Adverb, Noun
that
/
Adverb, Noun
than
/
Adverb, Noun
pertaining
x/x
Verb
whether
/x
anything
/xx
Noun
telling
/x
Verb
specifics
x/x
Noun
over
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
relating
x/x
Verb
where
/
Adverb, Noun
exactly
x/x
Adverb
besides
x/
Adverb
talking
/x
Verb
considering
x/xx
Verb
with
/
Adverb, Noun
describing
x/x
Verb
importance
x/x
Noun
all over
//x
Phrase, Adverb
across
x/
Adverb, Noun
every which way
/xx//
Phrase, Adverb
throughout
x/
Adverb
every inch
/xx/
Phrase, Adverb
far and wide
///
Phrase, Adverb
sidelong
/xx
Adjective
thereabout
xxx
Adverb
alongside
x//
Adverb
altogether
xx/x
Adverb
roundly
/x
Adverb
outward
/x
Noun
athwart
x/
Adverb
sideways
/x
Adverb
through
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
overall
/xx
Adjective
entirely
x/xx
Adverb
everywhere
/xx
Adverb
the world over
x//x
Phrase, Adverb
widely
/x
Adverb
peripherally
x/xxx
Adverb
away
x/
Adverb
through and through
///
Phrase, Adverb, Noun
halfway
//
Adverb
outwardly
/xx
Adverb
environ
x/x
Name
globally
/xx
Adverb
left and right
///
Phrase, Noun, Adverb
all out
//
Phrase, Adjective, Adverb
overwhelmingly
xx/xx
Adverb
pretty much
/x/
Phrase, Adverb
loosely
/x
Adverb
broadside
/x
Noun
all the way
/x/
Phrase, Adverb
next to
//
Phrase, Adverb
abroad
x/
Adverb
whole
/
Noun
inside out
x//
Phrase, Adverb, Adjective
spherically
/xx
Adverb
askance
x/
Adverb
fully
/x
Adverb
sort of
//
Phrase, Adverb
utterly
/xx
Adverb
all of
//
Phrase, Adverb
side by side
///
Phrase, Adverb, Noun, Adjective
all told
//
Phrase, Adverb
high and low
///
Phrase, Adverb, Noun
practically
/xx
Adverb
comprehensively
xx/xx
Adverb
radially
/xxx
Adverb
on the order of
/x/x/
Phrase, Adverb
broadly
/x
Adverb
approaching
x/x
Verb
wide
/
Adjective
overseas
/x/
Name
largely
/x
Adverb
half
/
Noun
all in all
/x/
Phrase, Adverb, Noun
in general
x/xx
Phrase, Adverb
above
x/
Adjective
afar
x/
Adverb, Noun
afield
x/
Adverb
behind
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
inwardly
/xx
Adverb
circularly
/xxx
Adjective
medially
/xxx
Adverb
here and there
///
Phrase, Adverb
obliquely
x/x
Adverb
broadcast
/x
Noun
wholly
/x
Adverb
opposite
/xx
Noun
extensively
x/xx
Adverb
diverse
x/
Adjective
in its entirety
x///xx
Phrase, Adverb
the whole nine yards
x//x
Phrase, Adverb, Noun
worldwide
//
Noun
diametrically
xx/xxx
Adverb
brag
/
Verb
gripe
/
Verb
crow
/
Verb
worry
/x
Verb
aimlessly
/xx
Adverb
restlessly
/xx
Adverb
double
/x
Adverb
rave
/
Verb
sunset
/x
Verb
distractedly
x/xx
Adverb
daybreak
/x
Verb
cares
/
Verb
potent
/x
Adjective
evermore
/xx
Adverb
barefoot
/x
Adverb
rove
/
Verb
corresponding
xx/x
Adjective
fret
/
Verb
grumble
/x
Verb
flail
/
Verb
gossiped
/x
Verb
listlessly
/xx
Adverb
thrash
/
Verb
thick
/
Adjective
toxic
/x
Adjective
fivefold
/x
Adverb
milled
/
Verb
excitedly
x/xx
Adverb
boast
/
Verb
drunkenly
/xx
Adverb
theorize
/xx
Verb
crazily
/xx
Adverb
frantically
/xxx
Adverb
evenly
/xx
Adverb
sixth
/
Adjective
reminisce
xx/
Verb
uneasily
x/xx
Adverb
wildly
/x
Adverb
complain
x/
Verb
nervously
/xx
Adverb
helplessly
/xx
Adverb
uncertainly
x/xx
Adverb
madly
/x
Adverb
apprehensively
xx/xx
Adverb
firsthand
x/
Adverb
twice
/
Adverb
idly
/x
Adverb
fourth
/
Adjective
round
/
Adverb
freely
/x
Adverb
abbey
/x
Noun
abrupt
x/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
act
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
affecting
x/x
Adjective
africa
/xx
Name
after
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
again
x/
Adverb
against
x/
Adverb
agriculture
/xxx
Noun
ahead
x/
Adverb
along
x/
Adverb
america
x/xx
Name
among
x/
back
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
because
x/
Adverb
beyond
x/
Adverb, Noun
circa
/x
Noun
close
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
covering
/xx
Noun
dissipated
/xxx
Adjective
down
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
downstairs
//
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
during
/x
Noun
envelope
/xx
Noun, Verb
estimated
/xxx
Verb
everybody
/xxx
Verb
fore
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
forth
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
forward
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
governing
/xx
Noun
here
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
history
/xx
Noun, Verb
horsey
/x
Noun, Adjective
if
/
Noun
incidentally
xx/xx
Adverb
information
xx/x
Noun
inside
x/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
into
x/
Noun
involving
x/x
Verb
issue
/x
Noun, Verb
it
/
Noun, Adjective
item
/x
Noun, Verb, Adverb
just
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
know
/
Verb, Noun
knowledge
/x
Noun, Verb
learn
/
Verb, Noun
like
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
look
/
Verb, Noun
matter
/x
Noun, Verb
motion
/x
Noun, Verb
mouths
/
Noun
namely
/x
Adverb
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
on
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
onto
/x
Adjective
out
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb, Adjective
par
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
para
/x
Noun, Adjective
per
/
Adjective, Noun
perhaps
x/
Adverb, Noun
pour
/
Verb, Noun
pretty
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
probably
/xx
Adverb
problem
/x
Noun, Adjective
quaint
/
Adjective, Noun
question
/x
Noun, Verb
relation
x/x
Noun
relatively
/xxx
Adverb
relevant
/xx
Adjective
respect
x/
Noun, Verb
rio
/x
Name
say
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
sedate
x/
Adjective, Verb
shortly
/x
Adverb
sign
/
Noun, Verb
sober
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
soon
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
sorta
/x
Adverb
south
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
southern
/x
Adjective, Name
speak
/
Verb, Noun
story
/x
Noun, Verb
subject
x/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
sur
/
Verb
testament
/xx
Noun, Verb
think
/
Verb, Noun
though
/
Adverb
too
/
Adverb
topic
/x
Noun, Adjective
toward
x/
Adjective, Noun
ugly
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
under
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
upstairs
x/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
via
/x
Noun
word
/
Noun, Verb
yonder
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
no
/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
anymore
xx/
Adverb
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
literally
/xxx
Adverb
bulletproof
/xx
Adjective, Verb
expression
x/x
Noun
breakeven
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective