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adverb as in in an opposite direction
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adverb as in lying anywhere without order, arrangement
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preposition as in near an amount, quantity
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in general, in the ball park, in the neighborhood, practically, pretty nearly
preposition as in concerning, relating to
preposition as in on every side, in every direction
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Example Sentences
If the oft-talked-about college “hook-up culture” could be embodied by a place, it would be Shooters.
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Thus far, the most talked-about Green Friday hotspot is Denver dispensary the Grass Station.
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A former talked-about, maybe-presidential candidate, Andrew Cuomo now hints at Hillary for president at his own re-election event.
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Her book, for example, does not discuss her buzzed-about, scantily clad Maxim photo shoot from last year, and so neither do we.
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So when it was revealed he would instead be showing in New York, it quickly became one of the most buzzed-about shows of the week.
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These stories by a round-about way, gathering in circ*mstantial detail as they travelled, had reached his sister.
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A few carbine and musket shots, from the knoll and house, soon brought them to a halt, and sent them to the right-about.
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A commotion, a squeal, a thrashing-about near at hand caused both to turn suddenly.
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I've seen the night when Brocken would be tame beside the pandemonium round-about.
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I soon found he was a regular millstone round my neck—particularly when we were on the “walk-about.”
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Related Words
Words related to about are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word about. Browse related words to learn more about word associations.
adverbas in nearly, very nearly
adverbas in nearly, very nearly
- about
- about to
- all but
- approximately
- around
- as good as
- bordering on
- close to
- close upon
- essentially
- for all practical purposes
- for the greatest part
- in effect
- in the neighborhood of
- in the vicinity of
- just about
- most
- much
- near to
- nigh
- not far from
- not quite
- on the brink of
- on the edge of
- on the point of
- on the verge of
- practically
- pretty near
- relatively
- roughly
- substantially
- virtually
- well-nigh
- within sight of
adverbas in by any means
adverbas in by any means
adverbas in nearly
adverbas in nearly
prepositionas in in respect of
prepositionas in in respect of
adverbas in close to a place
adverbas in close to a place
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On this page you'll find 90 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to about, such as: around, back, backward, in reverse, and round.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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