in the neighborhood

ADVERB

nearly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

approximately practically roughly virtually

STRONG

about closely most well-nigh

WEAK

all but approaching as good as circa close but no cigar give or take a little in effect in essence in substance in the ballpark just about more or less much nearabout not quite pretty near round roundly some somewhere upwards of within a little

ADVERB

roughly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

approximately practically

STRONG

around

WEAK

in the ball park more or less pretty near somewhere around

ADVERB

thereabout

Synonyms

WEAK

almost approximately around close at hand in the vicinity just about near nearby nearly roughly

ADVERB

virtually

Synonyms

STRONGEST

basically essentially nearly practically

WEAK

around as good as effectually for all intents and purposes fundamentally give or take a little guesstimate implicitly in all but name in effect in essence in substance in the ballpark morally not absolutely not actually something like upwards of

PREPOSITION

about

Synonyms

STRONGEST

almost nearly roughly

STRONG

approximately

WEAK

in general in the ball park practically pretty nearly

Antonyms

WEAK

afar away distant far remote

Example Sentences

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At the office, Pommier preferred jeans and flip-flops, but when she was taking in the neighborhood nightlife, she was in Gucci and diamonds.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

That is bad for values in the neighborhood.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Most private colleges charge in the neighborhood of $90,000 for tuition, room and board, books, and other fees.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Investigators identified Fraire as their suspect after interviewing witnesses and reviewing footage from home cameras in the neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

All the dogs in the neighborhood went wild as Nhamo fled back down the road, skirted around the houses, and disappeared into the forest.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

in the neighborhood

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