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 Your Photography by Kimberly Kalan The interior measures roughly 800 sq ft (74 sq m). — New Atlas, 11 Oct. 2026 Their arguments tend to stay roughly within the context of whatever caused them. — Mark Travers, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2026 With the show’s premiere roughly six weeks away, the streamer unveiled the full trailer this weekend at New York Comic-Con. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 11 Oct. 2026 The battle around the Montana Supreme Court ranks among the most intense of the roughly two dozen states holding November elections for their highest courts. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for roughly

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Construction site trial succeeds The team tested the complete system at an active construction site, where a worker wore the device for approximately 165 minutes while performing normal daily activities.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
Between 1990 and 2017, the Justice Department pursued approximately 305 denaturalization cases nationwide, averaging about 11 annually, according to figures previously reported by the Miami Herald.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of approximately

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The movie offered a sly critique of Korea’s rapid urbanization, and introduced the wayward types (bar girls, severely disabled men) that would populate all of Lee’s films.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
The wars severely tarnished the United States’ global reputation and left a generation of Americans skeptical that the country could be a force for good in the world.

— Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of severely

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The governor’s mansion, Plantation House, was built in 1791 by the East India Company, and is famed today as the home of Jonathan, a tortoise from the Seychelles who is now aged about 194 and thought to be the oldest creature on Earth.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 11 Oct. 2026
The main museum, at 1250 Bannock Street, will continue to show and conserve Still’s roughly 3,125 pieces of art (or about 93% of his lifetime work, officials said).

— John Wenzel, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of about

Adverb

But their complaints come as Lecornu's government seeks to rein in public spending to appease skittish bond markets, which have punished France more harshly than many of its peers this year, amid a global bond market rout.

— Jenni Reid, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
His government has also been harshly criticized for a migration crisis in Ceuta.

— JOSEPH WILSON, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of harshly

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For reference, an extrait’s concentration is usually around 20 to 30 percent.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said today that a gas pipeline is being converted to carry crude as well and could move around 1 million barrels a day within eight weeks, rising to 3 million with further investment.

— Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 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

Tri Ocean’s customer base remains predominantly Vietnamese and Chinese, but the store increasingly attracts non-Asian shoppers searching for fresh seafood, tropical produce and hard-to-find specialty items, like authentic pho ingredients.

— Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026
By Saturday night, Long Beach reported that seawater had entered homes and into streets, with the city’s Peninsula neighborhood being hard hit, and its boardwalk crumbling.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of hard

Adverb

It was forgotten by the time Banks ran around the field celebrating, but a brutally slow start made the first quarter utterly forgettable.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
When three bodies are found brutally torn apart in a house, Meg (Deborah Ann Woll) is informed by Ian (Will Hochman), the detective working the case, that one of them is her dad, who has been missing for 36 years.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 5 Oct. 2026

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