Synonyms of approximating

approximating 1 of 2

adjective

as in equivalent

Related Words

• equivalent
• comparable
• identical
• analogous
• equal
• similar
• corresponding
• approaching
• such
• indistinguishable
• akin
• interchangeable
• like
• matching
• parallel
• resembling
• fungible
• substitutable
• close
• connate
• nominal
• cognate
• correspondent
• selfsame
• resemblant
• seeming
• titular
• suchlike
• presumed
• evident
• assumed
• supposed
• paper
• apparent
• ostensible
• formal
• ditto
• virtual
• so-called

Dissimilar Words

• real
• true
• actual

approximating

2 of 2

verb

present participle of approximate

as in approaching

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

• approaching
• reflecting
• matching
• comparing (with)
• measuring up (to)
• mirroring
• stacking up (against or with)
• holding a candle to
• paralleling
• equaling
• amounting (to)
• coming (to)
• duplicating
• adding up (to)
• touching (on)
• bordering (on)
• verging (on)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of approximating

Verb

Whether any variant of such consciousness, approximating that of humans, can be achieved with a nonbiological foundation is assumed but remains to be seen. — Keith Tidman, Baltimore Sun, 24 Sep. 2026

At this point in the news cycle, unity, or at least something approximating it, needs to be the chief league objective. — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

The show imagines communities centered on the Mississippi River, which flows through Minneapolis, and the installation echoes a riverbed, with platforms approximating islands. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Execution reflects strategy consistently, rather than approximating it. — Don Dodds, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Uncanny too were the dusty pinks, approximating Penn’s beloved, nearly transparent poppies. — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 22 June 2026

The National Football League, for all its flaws, understands the commercial necessity of approximating fairness. — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026

Enlarging the circle improves accuracy by better approximating a true circle. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 25 May 2026

The band sounds a little like the Police approximating Weather Report, but Parker sounds much like the very guitarist who would join Tortoise and build the ETA IVTet—his tone incisive and notes restrained, his choices forever relating to the rhythm. — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2026