Synonyms of approximated

approximated

verb

past tense of approximate

as in reflected

to come near or nearer to in character or quality

Rob's violin performance last night didn't even approximate what he's really capable of when he's not feeling sick

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reflected
• matched
• approached
• compared (with)
• measured up (to)
• stacked up (against or with)
• mirrored
• paralleled
• held a candle to
• equaled
• came (to)
• amounted (to)
• duplicated
• added up (to)
• touched (on)
• bordered (on)
• verged (on)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of approximated

The modern American leader who most approximated the Trimmer ideal was Dwight Eisenhower. — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026

The repairs cost $90 million, all for a weapon approximated to be worth $1,500. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026

By reproducing photos of Lincoln, Lorant moved beyond the varied mass of subjective artworks — paintings, prints and sculpture — that only approximated his appearance. — Mark B. Pohlad, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026

The queso started fine but eventually congealed into something that approximated lukewarm paste. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026

Her annual salary is approximated to be around $8 million per year. — Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026

Defensive moxie Unlike Butler’s offensive talents, which could be approximated by Melton, Kuminga and more shotmaking by Curry, Butler’s versatile defense cannot be replicated by just one player. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026

Rounded shapes are flattened or approximated with broad planes, so that clothes aren’t worn by the figures so much as blocked on, like shadows. — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026

Nothing says the market is due for another such manic episode, which itself had only been closely approximated by the binge that culminated 70 years earlier. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025