ROUGHLY Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

roughly

adverb

ˈrə-flē

Definition of roughly

as in approximately

close to but not exactly roughly 80% of the country's population is of that faith

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as in severely

in a manner so as to cause loss or suffering if you treat the machine roughly, it will of course break

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Recent Examples of roughly That equals emissions from a standard passenger vehicle driving between 2,000 and 5,200 miles — roughly the one-way distance between Seattle and Miami. — Cassandra Thiel, STAT, 8 Sep. 2026 The audio guide has roughly two hours of recordings by museum curators, conservators, educators, and horticulturists. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026 Cumulatively, zero-emission vehicles now make up roughly 1 in 12 cars and pickups on California roads, and nearly 1 in 6 new cars sold in the state are fully electric. — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 In total, that comes out to roughly 1,500 brands, Morel estimated. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for roughly

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The country's population of adult citizens is approximately 248 million.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
Shea ordered a portion of Baker’s federal sentence to be served consecutively to his state sentences, giving him a total effective federal sentence of approximately 222 months in prison.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of approximately

Adverb

The consequences of the economic crisis, migration, unemployment and diminishing access to education can sometimes be felt even more severely in smaller towns than in major cities.

— Roberto Prieto, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
Homes from south Orange County to Malibu were flooded and severely damaged.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of severely

Adverb

At about midnight, the mayflies stopped flying and the fish disappeared.

— Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
Karina, a former Category 4 hurricane spinning about 755 miles east-northeast of Hilo, Hawaii, and Tropical Storm Marie, churning about 705 miles west of the southern tip of Baja California.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of about

Adverb

Trump harshly criticized Warsh's predecessor, Jerome Powell, for not cutting rates quickly enough.

— DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFFFROM WIRE REPORTS, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
Real Betis forward Abde Ezzalzouli, who plays for Morocco, was harshly criticized by some Moroccan fans on social media when images of him wearing the shirt in support of Ceuta began to circulate.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of harshly

Adverb

Our current architecture estimates suggest that separating deterministic execution from runtime intelligence could reduce expected token consumption by around 90% compared with initial approaches.

— Nitin Gupta, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
The courthouse sustained around $35,000 in damage and had to be closed for several days, according to the plea agreement.

— Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of around

Adverb

The summer had seen Europe endure an oppressively dry, hot summer, which had seen wildfires spring up across the continent.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026
After a bit of a reprieve from an oppressively hot summer, another heat wave is set to scorch Southern California this week.

— Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of oppressively

Adverb

Vucic has pushed hard against the protesters, sparking international concern over police violence and arbitrary detentions.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
From a security standpoint, verifying political senders can help make impersonation harder.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of hard

Adverb

This season explores the life and alleged crimes of Lizzie Borden, who was accused and acquitted of brutally murdering her father, Andrew, and stepmother, Abby, with an ax in 1892.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2026
Season 4 tells the story of Lizzie Borden (Ella Beatty), who was accused of brutally murdering her father, Andrew Borden (Charlie Hunnam), and stepmother, Abby Borden (Rebecca Hall), in 1892.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 17 Sep. 2026

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