Synonyms for

Thereabouts

Verb / ˌðerʌˈbaʊts / Another word for thereabouts — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

approximately; near that place or time

Synonyms & similar words

thereabout about around circa roughly approximately nearly almost

Example sentences

  1. The party starts at thereabouts six o'clock.
  2. I caught thereabouts ten fish today.
  3. Her birthday is thereabouts in December.
  4. We live thereabouts three miles from the school.
  5. There are thereabouts 20 kids in the class.

Quotes

  • 'I think we will thereabouts make our best speed through the water,' said the captain. - Robert Louis Stevenson
  • 'Thereabouts or thereabouts,' said the Duke, 'I cannot tell. I have been a wanderer so long that I forget.' - H.G. Wells
  • 'Thereabouts,' said the sergeant, holding out his hand for the note. - Arthur Conan Doyle

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