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synonyms for about
- almost
- nearly
- roughly
- approximately
- in general
- in the ball park
- in the neighborhood
- practically
- pretty nearly
- apropos
- as concerns
- as respects
- dealing with
- in connection with
- in relation to
- in respect to
- referring to
- regarding
- relative to
- touching
- touching on
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These stories by a round-about way, gathering in circumstantial detail as they travelled, had reached his sister.
THE WAVEALGERNON BLACKWOODA few carbine and musket shots, from the knoll and house, soon brought them to a halt, and sent them to the right-about.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, VOLUME 67, NUMBER 414, APRIL, 1850VARIOUSA commotion, a squeal, a thrashing-about near at hand caused both to turn suddenly.
BLAZED TRAIL STORIESSTEWART EDWARD WHITEI've seen the night when Brocken would be tame beside the pandemonium round-about.
THE ADVENTURES OF KATHLYNHAROLD MACGRATHI soon found he was a regular millstone round my neck—particularly when we were on the “walk-about.”
THE ADVENTURES OF LOUIS DE ROUGEMONTLOUIS DE ROUGEMONTHe wuz very peart and sassy, and it was take-it-or-leave-it-and-be-plaguey- quick-about-it all the time.
SI KLEGG, BOOK 2 (OF 6)JOHN MCELROYAll kinds of extraordinary incidents befell me whilst on the “walk-about.”
THE ADVENTURES OF LOUIS DE ROUGEMONTLOUIS DE ROUGEMONTHe was at this time one of the most conspicuous and most talked-about men in London.
MARY WOLLSTONECRAFTELIZABETH ROBINS PENNELLHe was a man-about-town, living, to all appearance, by his wits.
A DIFFICULT PROBLEMANNA KATHARINE GREEN (MRS. CHARLES ROHLFS)But by six o'clock the much-thought-about brother appeared, his face pleasant enough.
LITTLE FISHERS: AND THEIR NETSPANSYWORDS RELATED TO ABOUT
- about
- about to
- all but
- approximately
- around
- as good as
- bordering on
- close to
- close upon
- essentially
- for all practical purposes
- for the greatest part
- in effect
- in the neighborhood of
- in the vicinity of
- just about
- most
- much
- near to
- nigh
- not far from
- not quite
- on the brink of
- on the edge of
- on the point of
- on the verge of
- practically
- pretty near
- relatively
- roughly
- substantially
- virtually
- well-nigh
- within sight of
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.