Synonyms for roughly
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1. roughlyadverb

   Synonyms:
   approximately

2. roughlyadverb

   In a rough manner.

   Synonyms:
   approximately

3. roughlyadverb

   Unevenly; harshly; rudely; severely; austerely.

   Synonyms:
   approximately

4. roughlyadverb

   Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount; approximately.

   Synonyms:
   approximately

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. approximately, about, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less, around, or soadverb

   (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

   "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party"

   Synonyms:
   well-nigh, rough, virtually, somewhat, slightly, or so, just about, some, nigh, most, about, nearly, more or less, almost, near, approximately, around, close to, round

2. roughly, roughadverb

   with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')

   "he was pushed roughly aside"; "they treated him rough"

   Synonyms:
   around, some, rough, close to, more or less, about, or so, just about, approximately

3. roughly, roughadverb

   with rough motion as over a rough surface

   "ride rough"

   Synonyms:
   around, some, rough, close to, more or less, about, or so, just about, approximately

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1. List of paraphrases for "roughly":

   approximately, around, about, almost, nearly, some, virtually, broadly, coarsely, near

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1. David Rutley:

   According to The GBGB, roughly a quarter of the dogs were given new homes and 60 percent were taken into a greyhound charity. Trudy Baker, coordinator of Greyt Exploitations, a nonprofit aimed to protect greyhounds, says even when the dogs were retired, they stayed in a dangerous environment. VOLUNTEERS WORK TO RESCUE MORE THAN 500 GREYHOUNDS SET FOR CHINESE MEAT MARKET The truth is hundreds of dogs listed as retired by The GBGB still remain in a commercial environment, confined to trainers kennels that have failed to comply with an agreed British Standard Institute specification, either used for breeding, forced to routinely donate blood or simply awaiting rehoming, Trudy Baker said.No amount of ineffective window dressing welfare commitments will address the suffering and deaths of thousands of dogs racing on dangerously configured tracks. Mark Bird, the managing director at The GBGB, says the industry needs increased and sustained funding to allow welfare programs to flourish for the greyhounds. For others, transparency is key to helping the greyhounds. Transparency is key to understanding how we can improve welfare standards... We want more greyhounds to find new homes and to enjoy a healthy retirement when they leave the sport.

2. William Ralph Inge:

   Events in the past may be roughly divided into those which probably never happened and those which do not matter.

3. The CBO:

   If the laws currently in place governing spending and revenues generally remained unchanged and no significant additional emergency funding was provided, the federal deficit would be roughly $3.7 trillion in fiscal year 2020 and $2.1 trillion next year.

4. Kerem Kinik:

   This affected the south and east part of Aleppo. Roughly 70-80,000 people moved from their houses and flats and now they are trying to find a secure place.

5. John Kerry:

   Our commitment will be measured most likely in years but our efforts are already having a significant impact, the roughly 1,000 coalition air missions we have flown have reduced Daesh's leadership and inflicted damage on its logistical and operational capabilities.