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rough idea
noun as in approximation
Strong matches
noun as in outline
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Still, the numbers give you a rough idea of the ballpark expenditure.
Multiply NBC's status as television's cellar dweller by 10 and you get a rough idea of how the music industry regarded EMI.
The above figures, then, give a rough idea of the rewards of the labour market in Argentina.
This rough idea I had handed over to Hodgeman, leaving him to complete the details and to draw up the plans.
Tarling was not particularly well acquainted with London, but he had a rough idea of direction.
This may give a rough idea of the apparatus employed to measure the momentary velocity of the cyclonic gusts.
The flash sent out by those two shells when they exploded gave me a rough idea of our surroundings.
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On this page you'll find 34 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to rough idea, such as: conjecture, estimation, guess, guesstimate, ballpark figure, and educated guess.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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