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plus or minus

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of PLUS OR MINUS

close to but not exactly <I have plus or minus five dollars in change>

Synonyms about, around, like, more or less, much, near, plus or minus, roughly, say, some

Related Words generally, kind of, loosely; nearly, nominally, practically, virtually, well-nigh

Near Antonyms due, even, just, sharp, smack-dab, squarely

Antonyms exactly, precisely

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