Thinking and knowing
Synonyms for approximate
Synonyms for approximate: rough and near. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.
The 2 synonyms for approximate
Interchangeable with approximate in this sense
Audited under approximate's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one approximate carries in that sense.
- roughadjective, in the sense "not quite exact or correct"
Recorded from the other side of the pair
These entries were written under the other word and name approximate as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.
- nearnear is an adjective in the sense "very close in resemblance"
The first group is filed under approximate's own sense. The second reaches approximate from the partner word's entry, so the sense quoted beside it is that word's.
not quite exact or correct
The approximate time was 10 o'clock.
The true synonym
rough
Same sentence, swapped: The rough time was 10 o'clock.
Close but different
The game shows these three beside the answer. Each is a real word with a real meaning and none of them fits the slot approximate is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- near
- comparable
- inaccurate
Where approximate turns up in the game
approximate is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 3, Ridgeline. It is never used as a wrong tile elsewhere in the bank, so every board it appears on is a board it can win.
Play approximate
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so approximate reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Neighbours by theme before neighbours by difficulty, because thinking and knowing is the company approximate keeps.
The wrong tile gets explained too
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. approximate carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.