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about
adverb
Synonyms and Antonyms of ABOUT
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on all sides or in every direction <people standing about waiting for a salesclerk to assist them>
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very close to but not completely <about as many women as men signed up for the course in auto repair>
Synonyms about, all but, borderline, fair [chiefly British], fairly, feckly [chiefly Scottish], more or less, most, much, near, nearly, next to, nigh, practically, somewhere, virtually, well-nigh
Related Words appreciably, by and large, chiefly, largely, mainly, mostly; kind of, partially, partly, somewhat
Near Antonyms absolutely, altogether, completely, entirely, fully, plain, plumb [chiefly dialect], quite, thoroughly; totally, utterly, well, wholly; barely, hardly, scarcely
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close to but not exactly <it's about a mile to the nearest gas station>
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in one place and another <his garage was a dirty, cluttered place with various tools and engine parts just lying about>
Related Words all over, everyplace, everywhere, far and wide, high and low, right and left, throughout, ubiquitously
Near Antonyms nowhere
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