Synonyms of plus or minus

plus or minus

adverb

as in approximately

close to but not exactly

I have plus or minus five dollars in change

Synonyms & Similar Words

• approximately
• about
• roughly
• after a fashion
• say
• around
• somewhere about
• more or less
• somewhere around
• some
• like
• much
• nearly
• near
• generally
• practically
• loosely
• kind of
• virtually
• nominally
• well-nigh

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• precisely
• exactly
• even
• just
• sharp
• due
• squarely
• smack-dab

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of plus or minus

The poll of 1,000 Americans was conducted from September 2 to September 16, and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points. — Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2026

Here, purchaser simply put money in, and got money back, plus or minus their investment return, and less fees and expenses. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023

With only about 340 individuals — plus or minus seven — remaining, according to a report released in the fall by the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium, the whales are VIP visitors to the region's waters. — Heather McCarron, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2023

The margin of error was plus or minus 3%, with a 95% confidence interval. — Emily Dreibelbis, PCMAG, 9 Feb. 2023