ROUGHLY Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

roughly

adverb

ˈrə-flē

Definition of roughly

as in approximately

close to but not exactly roughly 80% of the country's population is of that faith

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as in severely

in a manner so as to cause loss or suffering if you treat the machine roughly, it will of course break

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Recent Examples of roughly Burrell lived in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn, according to police, roughly nine miles from where she was struck. — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026 Billesdon worked for Wells Fargo for roughly 25 years, holding roles in Los Angeles and Charlotte. — Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026 Of the roughly 443,000 Floridians who left the marketplace, most are likely going without insurance, according to Cynthia Cox, a vice president at the healthcare research nonprofit KFF. — Ali Swenson, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026 After remaining stagnant for months, the numbers of people arrested in June jumped to more than 43,000 and then to roughly 49,500 in July. — Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for roughly

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Centcom forces have helped facilitate the transit of approximately 1,500 commercial vessels and 750 million barrels of crude oil over the past several months, Cooper said.

— Sam Meredith,Lim Hui Jie,Mike Sheen, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
The wheel, approximately a foot and a half in diameter, weighed 150 to 200 pounds.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of approximately

Adverb

But several of those affiliates have severely curtailed their operations since the federal funding was paused.

— CBS News, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Prior to those deaths, the US had not seen a measles death since 2015, when a woman with underlying conditions became severely ill.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of severely

Adverb

The cutting should root in about a month and will require several hours of direct sunlight or a grow light each day to last through winter.

— Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026
Winner had a choice Johnson lives in Goldston and has taught middle school for about 20 years.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of about

Adverb

And violations of public trust are typically judged quite harshly.

— Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
Tariff Refunds Spark Political Debate Democratic lawmakers have harshly criticized corporations receiving millions in tariff refunds without passing those benefits on to consumers.

— Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of harshly

Adverb

For all the headlines of the past month, not having general manager Mike Lombardi (who’s on administrative leave) around on a game day is probably a net positive for UNC football.

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
So the first-year guard had to wait around and trust that his new team would figure out a way to get him in the door.

— Tony East, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of around

Adverb

The summer had seen Europe endure an oppressively dry, hot summer, which had seen wildfires spring up across the continent.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026
After a bit of a reprieve from an oppressively hot summer, another heat wave is set to scorch Southern California this week.

— Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of oppressively

Adverb

Ripped from their homelands, many were brutally beaten and forced to convert to Christianity.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Make The Restaurants Better The burger business has become brutally competitive and speed, accuracy, cleanliness, food quality and consistency are key to lure customers back to its stores.

— Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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