Synonyms of more or less

more or less

adverb

1

as in almost

very close to but not completely

the lot is 16 acres more or less

Synonyms & Similar Words

• almost
• practically
• nearly
• pretty much
• just about
• fairly
• about
• most
• virtually
• next to
• as good as
• somewhere
• all but
• within an inch of
• feckly
• fair
• much
• by and large
• mostly
• well-nigh
• near
• largely
• nigh
• mainly
• somewhat
• borderline
• chiefly
• partially
• partly
• appreciably
• kind of

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• quite
• entirely
• completely
• fully
• absolutely
• thoroughly
• altogether
• well
• wholly
• totally
• plain
• utterly
• hardly
• plumb
• scarcely
• barely

2

as in pretty

to some degree or extent

most couples in the survey said that they were more or less happy in their marriage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pretty
• quite
• relatively
• something
• rather
• a little
• fairly
• enough
• to a degree
• somewhat
• a tad
• a mite
• a bit
• after a sort
• kind of
• of sorts
• sort of
• moderately
• a touch
• of a sort
• like
• kindly
• slightly
• tolerably
• decently
• vaguely
• acceptably
• little
• passably
• partly
• partially
• nominally
• halfway
• negligibly
• part
• incompletely
• partway
• half

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• very
• extremely
• particularly
• especially
• highly
• exceeding
• exceedingly
• heavily
• greatly
• terribly
• exceptionally
• awfully
• deadly
• substantially
• significantly
• considerably
• frightfully
• hugely
• extensively
• mortally
• surpassingly
• beastly
• mightily

3

as in approximately

close to but not exactly

the box weighs 60 pounds more or less

Synonyms & Similar Words

• approximately
• about
• somewhere about
• somewhere around
• roughly
• around
• say
• some
• after a fashion
• plus or minus
• much
• nearly
• like
• near
• generally
• kind of
• loosely
• practically
• virtually
• nominally
• well-nigh

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• precisely
• exactly
• even
• just
• sharp
• due
• squarely
• smack-dab

Examples of more or less in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The game unfolded more or less how the Dodgers planned, in large part because of the efficiency of Vesia, Evan Phillips and Daniel Hudson. —Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024

On Windows, Surfshark offers a small, stylish app with flat shades of blue and a smart design that expands and contracts to show more or less information. —PCMAG, 7 Oct. 2024

In August, Harris was more or less polling even with President Joe Biden’s 2020 performance among white voters. —Mary Radcliffe, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024

But the functioning of your pelvic floor—that sling of muscles running from your pubic bone to your tailbone—likely plays a role in making queefing more or less likely to happen. —Erica Sloan, SELF, 10 Oct. 2024