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in the neighborhood of

ADVERB
almost
Synonyms
STRONGEST
about approximately around essentially most much practically relatively roughly virtually
STRONG
nigh well-nigh
WEAK
about to all but as good as bordering on close to close upon for all practical purposes for the greatest part in effect in the vicinity of just about near to not far from not quite on the brink of on the edge of on the point of on the verge of pretty near substantially within sight of
ADVERB
approximately
Synonyms
STRONGEST
almost generally relatively roughly
STRONG
about around
WEAK
ballpark figure bordering on circa close to closely comparatively in the ballpark in the region of in the vicinity of just about loosely more or less most much not far from not quite proximately upwards of very close
Antonyms
WEAK
accurately clearly definitely exactly precisely
ADVERB
more or less
Synonyms
WEAK
about almost around ballpark figure bordering on circa close to in the ballpark in the vicinity of just about not far from not quite on average relatively roughly thereabouts very close
ADVERB
round
Synonyms
STRONG
around near
WEAK
about all but almost as good as close to just about most nearly practically roughly
Antonyms
WEAK
definite exact precise

Example Sentences

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“We think we started 2026 with somewhere in the neighborhood of 800 pilots less than we need,” said Eric Criswell, chairman of the union that represents Delta’s pilots.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Morgan Stanley forecasts a “diabesity” total addressable market in the neighborhood of $190 billion in 2035.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Teradyne just issued an earnings forecast so strong that it wasn’t even in the neighborhood of what analysts were expecting, and its stock is soaring.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 2, 2026

But Stiller and De Niro are both big runners in their free time, which apparently starts in the neighborhood of 4:40 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025

“The Empire State Building is supported by 60,000 tons of steel. It has approximately 6,500 windows and 10,000,000 bricks, weighing in the neighborhood of 365,000 tons.”

From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer

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