5
barely(adverb, just, scarce, smallness, now)
5
intimately(adverb, hard, position, thoroughly, closely)
5
just(adverb, scarce, now, barely, recently)
5
less
5
more
5
well-nigh(adjective, adverb, like, near, smallness)
4
adjacently
4
circa
4
close upon(verb, expression, adverb, phrasal verb, near)
4
essentially(adjective, adverb, near, much, roughly)
4
exactly(adverb, hard, thoroughly, closely, carefully)
4
in effect(expression, adjective, adverb, near, much)
4
much(adjective, adverb, near, roughly, closely)
4
narrowly(adverb, thoroughly, carefully, hardly, faithfully)
4
nearing(adverb, preposition, moving, near, to)
4
say(adverb, smallness)
3
generally(adverb, approximation)
3
immediately
3
in essence(expression, adjective, adverb, like, near)
3
in round numbers
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