What is another word for thereabouts?
Pronunciation:
[ ðe͡əɹɐbˈa͡ʊts], [ ðeəɹɐbˈaʊts], [ ð_eə_ɹ_ɐ_b_ˈaʊ_t_s]
Related words: approximately, approximately how many, what is roughly, approximately how much, roundabout, nearly
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Synonyms for Thereabouts:
adj.
• Other relevant words: (adjective)adv
• Other relevant words: (adverb)adv.
• generally (adverb) • more or less (adverb)n.
• Other relevant words: (noun)Other synonyms:
• Other relevant words: • Other relevant words (noun):- kinship,
- consequently,
- frequently,
- no more than,
- medium,
- connection,
- well-nigh,
- very,
- not a jot,
- there,
- as good as,
- milieu,
- thus,
- vicinity,
- location,
- here and there,
- field,
- intimately,
- nearly,
- violently,
- in place,
- in that place,
- only just,
- round,
- by,
- therefore,
- hereabouts,
- expose,
- environs,
- intimacy,
- passim,
- in round numbers,
- whereabouts,
- Thitherward,
- so,
- near to,
- something,
- short of,
- sort of,
- thitherwards,
- at no hand,
- all but,
- not far,
- nigh,
- APPROX,
- approximatively,
- barely,
- hard,
- fast by,
- environment,
- Thereat,
- roundabout,
- virtually,
- close at hand,
- hinterland,
- nearabout,
- on no account,
- here,
- locality,
- no ways,
- in spitting distance,
- not at all,
- near upon,
- most,
- some,
- district,
- pretty near,
- harshly,
- entourage,
- upwards of,
- within reach,
- In loco,
- in no respect,
- or so,
- no way,
- along toward,
- coarsely,
- hereabout,
- closely,
- be the same,
- not a bit,
- well,
- by no means,
- at close quarters,
- say,
- close upon,
- something like,
- within earshot,
- hard by,
- thither,
- scarcely,
- in no wise,
- imminence,
- environ,
- hardly,
- at hand,
- neighbourhood.
How to use "Thereabouts" in context?
The word "thereabouts" is defined as being within a certain distance, or vaguely describing a situation that falls somewhere between two extremes. For example, a statement like "She only ate thereabouts" implies that the food wasn't eaten at the very edge of the dish, but slightly further in. Similarly, "the party was mostly thereabouts" means that although there were some absolute busts, the majority of the attendees behaved respectfully and enjoyed themselves. The word "thereabouts" is also commonly used in place of "around" or "approximately.
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