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 Manning moved to Wrightwood from Orange County during the pandemic, roughly six years ago. — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026 The earthquake's epicenter was roughly 6 miles northwest of Redwood Valley and occurred above sea level. — Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026 The exercise duration highlighted in the study also roughly aligns roughly with current public health recommendations, Shah said. — Currie Engel, HEALTH, 27 Sep. 2026 The roughly 21 million people who live in the countryside — about a third of the French population — often rely on cars to get around, because public transportation is limited. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for roughly

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Adverb

Functional connectivity in the fetal brain develops substantially later in gestation, with measurable differences in brain activity and facial responses to noxious versus innocuous stimulation appearing at approximately 33 weeks.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Passengers traveling from Manhattan can also connect to the BLADEone aircraft at Westchester County Airport by helicopter, with BLADE advertising the helicopter transfer at approximately 12 minutes.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of approximately

Adverb

Black adults develop hypertension earlier and more severely than white adults; Latino communities face similar risks and barriers to diagnosis.

— Garth Walker, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026
Two years after releasing that song, in 1982, Joel was involved in a motorcycle crash that severely damaged his hand.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of severely

Adverb

The chips are power-hungry (a ChatGPT AI query consumes about ten times as much energy as a normal Google search) and also generate a lot of heat, which requires cooling systems.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 27 Sep. 2026
The facility was decommissioned over years starting in 1975 and shut for about 40 years.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of about

Adverb

Some are condemned swiftly and harshly, others are shrugged off almost entirely.

— Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Meta has been judged harshly for spending billions of dollars on AI without becoming a leader in the technology, so Muse’s popularity surprised some, according to Jefferies senior analyst Brent Thill.

— Ella Chakarian, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of harshly

Adverb

The plant is expected to cost around $500 million and is being developed through a mix of equity and debt, with Circ also seeking grants and guarantees.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
In Paris, around 800,000 lined the Champs-Élysées avenue, some waving Vatican or French flags while others climbed trees or stood on each other’s shoulders to get a glimpse of the popemobile.

— Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 28 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

Economists expect Beijing to lean harder on stimulus to stabilize corporate profitability, as consolidation accelerates in sectors already facing sluggish demand, fierce competition and cutthroat price wars.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
Roberts saluted Díaz for working hard to get back to an uncertain assignment.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of hard

Adverb

Each episode, the brutally honest Ramsay comes in to help the struggling restaurant fix its problems or its negative image, and in turn the restaurants get publicity from being on a national television show.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
She’d been brutally murdered, and Icelandic police needed to know why.

— HubSpot, HubSpot, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of brutally

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