more or less English

Meaning more or less meaning

What does more or less mean?

more or less

— adverb (= approximately, about, close to, just about, some, roughly, around, or so) (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct lasted approximately an hour in just about a minute he's about 30 years old I've had about all I can stand we meet about once a month some forty people came weighs around a hundred pounds roughly $3,000 holds 3 gallons, more or less 20 or so people were at the party

— adverb (= slightly, somewhat) to a small degree or extent his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other

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more or less English » English

approximately

about

somewhat

some

roughly

close to

around

slightly

or so

nearly

just about

ungently

salty

salted

probably

perhaps

off-color

occasionally

near

maybe

loosely

how many

grosso modo

give or take

every bit

equally

at times

as

any

almost

abrasively

a little

a few

Topics more or less topics

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Almost

• What words indicate that something has almost reached a particular state?
  almost nearly very nearly just about practically virtually all but as good as to all intents and purposes nearing approaching near to close to verging on bordering on more or less pretty much not quite
• What words indicate that something is almost finished?
  almost nearly just about practically as good as more or less not quite
• What words indicate that something is almost some quality (such as some color or shape)?
  almost more or less practically virtually not quite
• What words indicate that something is true of or has happened to almost all of something?
  almost nearly practically virtually pretty well more or less just about

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Approximate

• What words indicate that something is done in approximately the right way?
  roughly more or less somewhat