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more or less

ADVERB
approximately
Synonyms
WEAK
about almost around ballpark figure bordering on circa close to in the ballpark in the neighborhood of in the vicinity of just about not far from not quite on average relatively roughly thereabouts very close

Example Sentences

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This is more or less the path at least four Presidents took with Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

As I've mentioned in previous columns, today's managers and coaches are more or less given players to coach rather than choosing signings themselves.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The standard ratio has moved more or less sideways this week, but the weighted ratio continues to climb.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Whether people ate more or less sweet-tasting items, their preference for sweetness stayed the same.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

It wasn’t the first time Cornwall Capital had heard about some big event in the markets to which they hadn’t been formally invited and more or less invited themselves, and it wouldn’t be the last.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.