roughly (Meaning)
roughly (r)
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')
with rough motion as over a rough surface
roughly (adv.)
In a rough manner; unevenly; harshly; rudely; severely; austerely.
Synonyms & Antonyms of roughly
Synonyms:
- say
- some
- after a fashion
- plus or minus
- much
- nearly
- somewhere around
- like
- near
- more or less
- somewhere about
Antonyms:
roughly Sentence Examples
- The car sped down the highway, covering roughly 100 miles in just over an hour.
- The sculptor estimated that the statue would weigh roughly 500 pounds once completed.
- The population of the city is roughly around 1 million people.
- She had roughly sketched out the design before beginning the detailed drawing.
- The exam will take roughly two hours to complete.
- The cost of the repairs was roughly calculated to be $1000.
- He was roughly handled by the security guards as they escorted him out of the building.
- The timeline for the project is roughly six months, but it could vary depending on unforeseen circumstances.
- The temperature outside is roughly 25 degrees Celsius.
- The book is roughly divided into three main sections.
FAQs About the word roughly
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct, with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly'), with rough motion as over a ro
approximately, about, around,say, some, after a fashion, plus or minus, much, nearly, somewhere around
even,precisely, even, just, exactly, just, precisely, exactly, squarely, due
The car sped down the highway, covering roughly 100 miles in just over an hour.
The sculptor estimated that the statue would weigh roughly 500 pounds once completed.
The population of the city is roughly around 1 million people.
She had roughly sketched out the design before beginning the detailed drawing.
