Synonyms of more or less
45 similar words
Another word for more or less is some. Other synonyms of more or less are virtually, essentially, roughly, well-nigh and loosely.
Synonyms and similar words for more or less
adverbApproximately.
- -ish
- about
- all but
- almost
- approachingNearly.
- around
- by and large
- circa
- close
- close toApproximately.
- essentiallyIn essence: in most ways that matter; in all ways that matter.
- for all practical purposesEffectively, virtually; practically.
- fornigh dialectal
- give or takeApproximately; plus or minus some unknown amount.
- impreciselyIn an imprecise manner.
- just aboutApproximately, very nearly.
- kind ofSlightly; somewhat; sort of.
- looselyApproximately.
- nearly
- near
- nearaboutNear, nearly, almost.
- nigh onAlmost, nearly; approaching; not quite.
- odd
- or soRoughly, approximately.
- plus or minusApproximately; more or less.
- roundly
- roughlyWithout precision or exactness; imprecisely but close to in quantity or amount; approximately.
- sayFor example; let us assume.
- someOf a measurement: approximately, roughly.
- -some
- sort ofSometimes expressing hesitation, reluctance, etc.: to some extent but not entirely; approximately, in a way, not quite...
- thereabout
- virtuallyAlmost but not quite.
- well-nighAlmost, nearly.
- ±
adverbAlmost.
- as good as
- as near as makes no difference colloquialAlmost, nearly, the specified attribute, to the extent that the lack of attainment of the attribute does not matter.
- near as damn it colloquialVery nearly; as near as makes no difference.
- next toAlmost; nearly, well-nigh.
- nighAlmost, nearly.
- nighwhat dialectalAlmost; nearly.
- not quiteAlmost, very nearly.
- practically
- pretty muchAlmost completely; very nearly; mostly; more or less; basically.
- tantamount to
Meaning of more or less
- adverb Approximately.
- adverb Almost.
- adverb To varying extents, across instances; to an extent that varies among cases.
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Questions about synonyms of more or less
- What is another word for more or less?
- More or less has 45 synonyms on Word.ws, such as some, virtually, essentially, roughly, well-nigh, loosely, say and approaching.
- What does more or less mean?
- More or less means approximately.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: more or less (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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