ABOUT Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word about. (close relations)
abouts
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| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| around | adverbadv | |||||
adverb • in the area or vicinity • by a circular or circuitous route • used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction • in a circle or circular motion • (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct • in or to a reversed position or direction • to a particular destination either specified or understood • all around or on all sides • in circumference • from beginning to end; throughout | ||||||
| almost | adverbadv | |||||
adverb • (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but | ||||||
| approximately | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adverb • (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct | ||||||
| nearly | adverbadv | |||||
adverb • (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but • in a close manner | ||||||
| roughly | adverbadv | |||||
adverb • (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 | ||||||
| close to | ||||||
adverb • (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct | ||||||
| approaching | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||
noun • the event of one object coming closer to another • the temporal property of becoming nearer in time • the act of drawing spatially closer to something adjective satellite • of the relatively near future | ||||||
| apropos | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||
adjective • of an appropriate or pertinent nature adverb • at an opportune time • introducing a different topic | ||||||
| astir | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • out of bed • on the move | ||||||
| active | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • tending to become more severe or wider in scope • disposed to take action or effectuate change • characterized by energetic activity • exerting influence or producing a change or effect • full of activity or engaged in continuous activity • (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions • expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: • (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being • (of e.g. volcanoes) capable of erupting • (of e.g. volcanoes) erupting or liable to erupt • engaged in full-time work noun • chemical agent capable of activity • the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb • a person who is a participating member of an organization adjective satellite • engaged in or ready for military or naval operations • taking part in an activity • in operation | ||||||
| mobile | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
adjective • moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place) noun • sculpture suspended in midair whose delicately balanced parts can be set in motion by air currents • a river in southwestern Alabama; flows into Mobile Bay • a port in southwestern Alabama on Mobile Bay adjective satellite • migratory • having transportation available • capable of changing quickly from one state or condition to another • affording change (especially in social status) | ||||||
| most | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adjective • (superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number • the superlative of `much' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or extent or degree adverb • used to form the superlative, greatest in size or degree • very • (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but | ||||||
| near | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adjective • not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances adverb • near in time or place or relationship • (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but adjective satellite • being on the left side • closely resembling the genuine article • giving or spending with reluctance • with or in a close or intimate relationship • very close in resemblance verb • move towards | ||||||
| nigh | verb, adverbv, adv | |||||
adjective • not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances adverb • near in time or place or relationship • (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but adjective satellite • being on the left side | ||||||
| some | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • (quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity adverb • (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct adjective satellite • relatively many but unspecified in number • remarkable | ||||||
| virtually | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adverb • in essence or effect but not in fact • (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but | ||||||
| well-nigh | adverbadv | |||||
adverb • (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but | ||||||
| just about | adverbadv | |||||
adverb • (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct | ||||||
| more or less | adverbadv | |||||
adverb • (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct • to a small degree or extent | ||||||
| or so | ||||||
adverb • (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct | ||||||
