36 entries under roughly topic. ×

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about(adverb, preposition, close, area, position)
27
approximately(adverb, preposition, close, quantity, near)
20
close to(verb, expression, adverb, phrasal verb, preposition)
17
nearly(adverb, preposition, near, much)
17
near(adjective, adverb, preposition, close, position)
14
just about(verb, expression, adverb, phrasal verb, preposition)
11
circa(adverb, preposition, quantity, about)
5
close upon(expression, adverb, near, much)
5
nigh(adverb, close, warm, near, handy)
4
not far from(expression, idiom, adverb, near, much)
3
all but(expression, idiom, adverb, near, much)
3
most(adverb, near, much, about)
3
practically(adverb, close, warm, ready, near)
3
virtually(adverb, near, much, about)
2
as good as(expression, idiom, adverb, near, much)
2
bordering on(expression, adverb, near, much)
2
essentially(adverb, near, much, about)
2
in effect(expression, adjective, active, near, operative)
2
in the neighborhood of(expression, idiom, adverb, near, much)
2
in the vicinity of(expression, idiom, adverb, near, much)
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APASmart Define. (2015). around thesaurus. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/around/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "around thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/around/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, around thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/around/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "around thesaurus" 21 October 2015. Web. 20 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/around/thesaurus/synonyms>