Synonyms for About:

• adj.

  •active (adjective)
  • alert,
  • active.
  •all (adjective)
  • astir.
  •backward (adjective)
  • more astern,
  • more rearward,
  • most astern,
  • retro grade,
  • more behind,
  • most behind,
  • most rearward,
  • more regressive,
  • most regressive.
  •nigh (adjective)
  • nigh.
  •practically (adjective)
  • more about,
  • for all intents purposes,
  • more wellnigh,
  • more well nigh,
  • more morally,
  • most approximately,
  • more virtually,
  • more well-nigh,
  • most essentially,
  • for intents purposes,
  • most well-nigh,
  • most about,
  • more fundamentally,
  • for all intents and purposes,
  • nearlier,
  • more basically,
  • most fundamentally,
  • most morally,
  • nearliest,
  • more essentially,
  • most virtually,
  • most wellnigh,
  • most basically,
  • more approximately,
  • most well nigh,
  • for intents and purposes.
  •relative (adjective)
  • de-pendent,
  • de pendent,
  • more associated,
  • more concerning,
  • most concerning,
  • re-lated,
  • most associated.

• adv

  •almost (adverb)
  • close upon,
  • pretty near,
  • on the brink of,
  • for practical purposes,
  • for the greatest part,
  • not far from,
  • on the edge of,
  • well-nigh,
  • for all practical purposes,
  • as good as.
  •anyhow (adverb)
  • at any rate,
  • in any case,
  • whatever happens,
  • under any circumstances,
  • at random,
  • in any way,
  • in any respect,
  • randomly,
  • in whatever way.
  •around (adverb)
  • in this area,
  • in the vicinity,
  • close at hand.
  •backwards (adverb)
  • rearwards,
  • in reverse,
  • back to front,
  • toward the rear.
  •helter-skelter (adverb)
  • incautiously,
  • unmindfully,
  • in confusion,
  • Pellmell,
  • Incontinently.
  •nearly (adverb)
  • give or take a little,
  • in essence,
  • in neighborhood,
  • in substance,
  • nearabout,
  • within a little,
  • close but no cigar.
  •somewhere (adverb)
  • any old place,
  • someplace,
  • around somewhere,
  • in one place or another,
  • someplace or other,
  • somewheres,
  • kicking around.

• adv.

  •all (adverb)
  • about,
  • or so,
  • just about,
  • some.
  •almost (adverb)
  • in the neighborhood of,
  • within sight of,
  • near to,
  • not quite,
  • in the vicinity of,
  • wellnigh.
  •anyhow (adverb)
  • in either way,
  • in one way or another,
  • however.
  •approximately (adverb)
  • in region of,
  • in ballpark.
  •backwards (adverb)
  • toward rear,
  • back front.
  •generally (adverb)
  • as rule,
  • all all,
  • by large,
  • for most part,
  • pre dominantly,
  • pre-dominantly,
  • on whole.
  •helter-skelter (adverb)
  • hastily,
  • hurriedly,
  • headlong,
  • topsyturvy.
  •hereof (adverb)
  • on subject,
  • in regard.
  •lying anywhere without order, arrangement (adverb)
  • anyhow.
  •more or less (adverb)
  • more less.
  •most (adverb)
  • sur-passingly,
  • sur passingly,
  • in majority.
  •nearby (adverb)
  • near at hand.
  •on (adverb)
  • be-side,
  • be side.
  •somewhere (adverb)
  • someplace or another,
  • parts unknown.

• n.

  •
  • ahead,
  • after,
  • at,
  • fast,
  • half-hour,
  • AM,
  • forward.
  •
  • approach,
  • backwards,
  • devoted,
  • in/with regard to,
  • back,
  • rearward,
  • as for,
  • concerned,
  • in connection with something.
  •
  • maybe,
  • What,
  • precede,
  • speculative,
  • perhaps,
  • bingo.
  •
  • back and forth,
  • heaving,
  • to and fro,
  • from side to side,
  • backward and forward,
  • two-way,
  • up and down,
  • hither and thither,
  • Undulating.
  •
  • across,
  • along,
  • beyond,
  • before,
  • apart.
  •
  • alongside,
  • attached,
  • Beside,
  • united,
  • next door.
  •
  • enclosed,
  • inside,
  • in the round,
  • hedged in with/by,
  • landlocked.
  •
  • open,
  • usable,
  • seasonal,
  • on offer,
  • public,
  • vacant,
  • spare,
  • going,
  • available,
  • accessible.
  •about (noun)
  • re,
  • from place to place,
  • with reference to,
  • roughly,
  • throughout,
  • surrounding,
  • near,
  • run about,
  • CIRCA,
  • approaching,
  • relating to,
  • with respect to,
  • about twenty,
  • here and there,
  • encircling,
  • walk about the town,
  • all over,
  • encompassing,
  • write about a subject,
  • dealing with,
  • on the subject of,
  • adjacent to,
  • as regards,
  • with regard to,
  • apropos of,
  • concerned with,
  • somewhere about the house,
  • nearly,
  • close to,
  • in the matter of,
  • connected with,
  • referring to,
  • Nearing.
  •about to (noun)
  • on the point of,
  • on the verge of,
  • ready to,
  • preparing to,
  • all but,
  • soon to,
  • intending to,
  • going to.
  •concerning (noun)
  • Of,
  • wherein,
  • thereby.
  •virtually (noun)
  • virtually.

• prep.

  •apropos (preposition)
  • on subject of,
  • touching,
  • as to.
  •circa (preposition)
  • close on.
  •concerning (preposition)
  • in regard to,
  • Anent,
  • germane to,
  • relevant to,
  • pertaining to.
  •concerning, relating to (preposition)
  • in connection with,
  • apropos,
  • in respect to,
  • as concerns,
  • as respects,
  • relative to,
  • touching on.
  •near an amount, quantity (preposition)
  • in general,
  • in the neighborhood,
  • pretty nearly,
  • in the ball park.
  •near or close to in position (preposition)
  • adjacent.
  •of (preposition)
  • Epithetical,
  • appropriate to,
  • out of,
  • related to,
  • out from,
  • going from,
  • peculiar to,
  • attributed to,
  • characterized by,
  • made from,
  • proceeding from,
  • in reference to.
  •through (preposition)
  • from beginning to end,
  • in middle,
  • for the period,
  • in to,
  • for period,
  • in out,
  • from beginning end,
  • in and out,
  • within,
  • in the middle.
  •toward/towards (preposition)
  • in re,
  • Towards.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • conservative,
  • in,
  • up,
  • through,
  • quarter,
  • Against,
  • over,
  • From,
  • past,
  • out,
  • by.
  •
  • or.
  •
  • connection.
  •as to
  • regard.
  •concerning
  • relation.

Paraphrases for About:

• Independent

  • Preposition or subordinating conjunction
    throughout.
  • Proper noun, singular
    implications, data, systems, uses, amendments, remarks, WORMS.
  • Adverb
    roughly, nearly, almost, approximatly, virtually, just, probably.
  • Verb, past tense
    Investigated, estimated, Influenced, impacted, affected, established, Establishing, Discussed, addressed, Averaged, Examined, noted, covered, Aimed, based, Referred, stressed, included.

Antonyms for About:

• adv.

  • Other antonyms:
    clockwise, plumb, entirely, fully, sharp, smack-dab, wholly, totally, nowhere, just, barely, completely, plain, due, utterly, inactive, hardly, scarcely, well, thoroughly, absolutely, quite, precisely, exactly, altogether, squarely, even.

• prep.

  • near an amount, quantity
    afar, away, remote, far, distant.

Homophones for About:

• abbot, apidae, a bit, afoot, abode, abut, abate, apathy, abet, abwatt, avidity, aviate, aphidoidea, appetite, aphid, abide, apodidae, avid, aft, apt, abaft, avoid, aphididae, au fait, apatite, avowed, aptitude, apoidea.