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about
x/
Adverb, Adjective
approximately
x/xxx
Adjective, Adverb
around
x/
Adverb, Adverb, Adjective
close to
//
Phrase, Adjective, Adverb
just about
/x/
Phrase, Adverb
or so
//
Phrase, Adverb
roughly
/x
Adverb, Adverb
some
/
Adverb, Adverb
loosely
/x
Adverb
pretty much
/x/
Phrase, Adverb
something like
/x/
Phrase, Adverb
sort of
//
Phrase, Adverb
thereabouts
xx/
Noun
on the order of
/x/x/
Phrase, Adverb
vaguely
/x
Adverb
nearly
/x
Adverb
half
/
Noun
fairly
/x
Adverb
environ
x/x
Name
rather
/x
Adverb
virtually
/xxx
Adverb
partway
/x
Adverb
halfway
//
Adverb
sorta
/x
Noun
near
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
relatively
/xxx
Adverb
somewhat
//
Adverb
approaching
x/x
Verb
practically
/xx
Adverb
kinda
/x
Noun
kind of
//
Phrase, Noun
basically
/xx
Adverb
usually
/xxx
Adverb
borderline
/xx
Noun
nigh
/
Adjective
pretty well
/x/
Phrase, Adverb
something
/x
Noun
next to
//
Phrase, Adverb
partly
/x
Adverb
substantially
x/xx
Adverb
most
/
Adjective
medium
/xx
Noun
modestly
/xx
Adverb
fully
/x
Adverb
nominally
/xxx
Adverb
up to a point
//x/
Phrase, Adverb
reasonably
/xxx
Adverb
comparatively
x/xxx
Adverb
for the most part
/x//
Phrase, Adverb
so much as
///
Phrase, Adverb
barely
/x
Adverb
in all probability
x/xx/xx
Phrase, Adverb
grossly
/x
Adverb
partially
/xx
Adverb
statistically
x/xxx
Adverb
all but
//
Phrase, Adverb
roundly
/x
Adverb
so much
//
Phrase, Adverb, Adjective
just
/
Adverb
well
/
Adverb
mostly
/x
Adverb
comparably
/xxx
Adverb
overwhelmingly
xx/xx
Adverb
part
/
Noun
slightly
/x
Adverb
moderately
/xxx
Adverb
as like as not
////
Phrase, Adverb
probably
/xx
Adverb
materially
x/xxx
Adverb
as good as
///
Phrase, Adverb
as much as
///
Phrase, Adverb
right
/
Noun
extensively
x/xx
Adverb
tolerably
/xxx
Adverb
proximately
/xxx
Adverb
effectively
x/xx
Adverb
acceptably
x/xx
Adverb
in effect
xx/
Phrase, Adjective, Adverb
more than likely
///x
Phrase, Adverb
exact
x/
Adjective
seemingly
/xx
Adverb
overall
/xx
Adjective
crudely
/x
Adverb
essentially
x/xx
Adverb
equivalently
x/xxx
Adverb
quite a bit
/x/
Phrase, Adverb
all right
//
Phrase, Adjective, Adverb
generally
/xxx
Adverb
not really
//x
Phrase, Adverb
less
/
Adjective
no less
//
Phrase, Adverb
adequately
/xxx
Adverb
incompletely
xx/x
Adverb
so to speak
///
Phrase, Adverb
very much
/x/
Phrase, Adverb
in general
x/xx
Phrase, Adverb
heavily
/xx
Adverb
hardly
/x
Adverb
largely
/x
Adverb
mainly
/x
Adverb
morally
/xx
Adverb
more often than not
//x//
Phrase, Adverb
remotely
x/x
Adverb
coming on
/x/
Phrase, Adverb
marginally
/xxx
Adverb
impliedly
x/x
Adverb
strongly
/x
Adverb
insofar
/xx
Adverb
finitely
xxx
Adverb
kindly
/x
Adverb
proportionally
x/xxx
Adverb
relatedly
x/xx
Adverb
uncertainly
x/xx
Adverb
numerically
x/xx
Adverb
emphatically
x/xx
Adverb
mildly
/x
Adverb
closely
/x
Adverb
particularly
x/xxx
Adverb
most of the time
//x/
Phrase, Adverb
variably
/xxx
Adverb
all in all
/x/
Phrase, Adverb, Noun
measurably
/xxx
Adverb
above
x/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
addition
x/x
Noun
additional
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
additionally
x/xxx
Adverb
adds
/
Verb
affords
x/
Verb
again
x/
Adverb
age
/
Noun, Verb
akbar
/x
Name
alone
x/
Adverb, Adjective
also
/x
Adverb
alternative
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
another
x/x
Adjective
anymore
xx/
Adverb
anything
/xx
Noun, Adverb
artistic
x/x
Adjective, Adverb
bad
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
bannister
/xx
Name
become
x/
Verb
below
x/
Adverb, Noun
besides
x/
Adverb
beyond
x/
Adverb, Noun
bigger
/x
Verb, Noun
bit
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
both
/
Noun
bottom
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
briefer
/x
Noun
brighter
/x
Noun
broader
/x
Adjective
but
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb
can
/
Verb, Noun
cheaper
/x
Adjective
child
/
Noun, Verb
clearer
/x
Noun
colder
/x
Adjective, Noun
compare
x/
Verb, Noun
comparison
x/xx
Noun
con
/
Noun, Verb
considerable
x/xxx
Adjective, Noun
continued
x/x
Adjective, Noun
correspond
xx/
Verb
cut
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
darker
/x
Noun
decline
x/
Noun, Verb
decrease
x/
Noun, Verb
deduct
x/
Verb
deeper
/x
Verb
degrees
x/
Noun
detailed
x/
Adjective, Noun
different
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
diminished
x/x
Adjective
do
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
dollars
/x
Adverb
down
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
dull
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
earlier
/xx
Adverb, Adjective
easier
/xx
Adverb
either
/x
Adverb
else
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
encore
/x
Noun, Verb
enhance
x/
Verb
enough
x/
Adverb, Noun
entails
x/
Verb
equally
/xx
Adverb
equals
/x
Noun
even
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
ever
/x
Adverb, Adjective
ex
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
exceeds
x/
Verb
excess
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
expanded
x/x
Adjective
extra
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
extremely
x/x
Adverb
far
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
faster
/x
Noun
few
/
Noun
fig
/
Name, Verb
finer
/x
Noun
foremost
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
fuller
/x
Name, Verb
furthermore
/xx
Adverb
go
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
grams
/
Noun
great
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
greed
/
Noun, Verb
growing
/x
Noun
harder
/x
Noun
harsher
/x
Adjective
heavier
/xx
Adjective, Adverb
heightened
/x
Adjective
helpless
/x
Adjective
high
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
highly
/x
Adverb
hotter
/x
Noun, Verb
however
x/x
Adverb
improve
x/
Verb
increases
x/x
Noun, Verb
increasingly
x/xx
Adverb
incremental
xx/x
Adjective
inferior
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
insufficient
xx/x
Adjective
juvenile
/xx
Adjective, Noun
kick
/
Verb, Noun
larger
/x
Adjective
later
/x
Adverb, Adjective
lax
/
Adjective, Noun
left
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
lessened
/x
Adjective
lighter
/x
Noun, Verb
limited
/xx
Adjective, Noun
longer
/x
Noun
lost
/
Adjective
lot
/
Noun, Verb
low
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
main
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
mais
/
Noun
maize
/
Noun
major
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
makes
/
Verb
marine
x/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
maritime
/xx
Adjective
maximum
/xx
Adjective, Noun
mayor
/x
Noun
me
/
Noun
mer
/
Noun
min
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
minder
/x
Noun
minimal
/xx
Adjective, Noun
minimum
/xx
Noun, Adjective
minors
/x
Noun
minus
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
money
/x
Noun, Adjective
more than
//
Phrase, Adjective
moreover
x/x
Adverb
multiple
/xx
Adjective, Noun
narrower
/xx
Noun
need
/
Verb, Noun
neither
/x
Adverb
new
/
Adjective, Name, Adverb, Verb
nicer
/x
Noun
none
/
Noun, Adverb
not
/
Adverb, Noun
nothing
/x
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
now
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
number
/x
Noun, Verb
numerous
/xx
Adjective
obtain
x/
Verb
ocean
/x
Noun