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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Scaling remains the next test By the end of 2025, China had approximately 32,000 fuel-cell vehicles in operation.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026
The mausoleum, measuring 55 feet along each side and 16 feet high, is approximately 600 years old, dating to a period just before or possibly during the Inca conquest of the region in the mid-1400s.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of approximately

Adverb

The country, severely affected by gangs and a serious humanitarian crisis, has spent years trying to contain crime without much success.

— Sol Amaya, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
Corals – which have been severely bleached along the entire Tanzanian coastline, and largely wiped out around Zanzibar – are being replanted, to try to grow new populations.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 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

Speaking harshly about migrants has been seen as a potential gateway to the hatred that led to the Holocaust.

— Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2026
Yust also alleges prosecutorial misconduct, arguing that a prosecutor improperly urged jurors to sentence him more harshly because of the emotional impact of the trial on them.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of harshly

Adverb

The Braves are a closer match to the Phillies, and this matchup has evoked October, a month that’s been too much trick and not enough treat around here.

— Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Monroe may be the most fun course around to play, with an inviting layout, phenomenal greens (many elevated) and excellent course conditions.

— Langston Wertz Jr, Charlotte Observer, 6 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

Creators were posting 20- to 30-minute long smoky eye tutorials and dramatic transformations, and keeping us fed with drama as well as brutally honest reviews of the latest product drops.

— Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 9 Sep. 2026
Some of its efforts, such as the full-scale wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, were brutally destructive.

— Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026

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