approximate

verbs

be close or similar

"Her results approximate my own"

approximate, come close

is derived from

judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)

"I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"

approximate, estimate, gauge, guess, judge

is derived from

not quite exact or correct

"the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate"

approximate, approximative, rough

very close in resemblance

"sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness"

approximate, near

located close together

"with heads close together"; "approximate leaves grow together but are not united"