| not quite(expression, like, near, much, roughly) |
| pretty near(expression, like, near, much, roughly) |
| about to(expression, adverb, like, near, much) |
| approaching(adverb, like, near, round, roughly) |
| around(adverb, near, much, roughly, about) |
| as much as(expression, adjective, idiom, nearly, approximately) |
| barely |
| bordering on(expression, adverb, like, near, much) |
| close but no cigar(expression, idiom, adverb, like, near) |
| close upon(expression, adverb, like, near, much) |
| for all intents and purposes(expression, adjective, idiom, nearly, approximately) |
| for all practical purposes(expression, idiom, like, near, much) |
| for the greatest part(expression, idiom, like, near, much) |
| give or take a little(expression, adjective, idiom, like, near) |
| hard |
| hardly |
| in essence(expression, adjective, adverb, like, near) |
| in substance(expression, adverb, like, near, roughly) |
| in the ballpark(expression, idiom, adverb, like, near) |
| in the neighborhood(expression, idiom, adverb, like, near) |