more or less
adverb
1
: to a varying or undetermined extent or degree : somewhat
they were more or less willing to help
2
: with small variations : approximately
contains 16 acres more or less
Synonyms
- about
- all but
- almost
- borderline
- fair [chiefly British]
- fairly
- feckly [chiefly Scottish]
- most
- much
- near
- nearly
- next to
- nigh
- practically
- somewhere
- virtually
- well-nigh
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
the lot is 16 acres more or less most couples in the survey said that they were more or less happy in their marriage
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Nathan Baird, cleveland, 16 Sep. 2022 In past years, the agencies have been able to give their clients more or less unlimited amounts of Venice footage, excluding live feeds. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 3 Sep. 2022 She’s an overachieving high school student with more or less the same problem that most students face. Andy Meek, BGR, 15 Aug. 2022 As Clemens notes, for more than a decade his brand was more or less disregarded by the fashion establishment, even as its experimental streetwear—e.g., a pair of trousers that could transform into a shirt—found acolytes in the art world. Maya Singer, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2022 And there was the rest of the crew: men and women of different ethnic backgrounds in (more or less) the same uniforms. Gene Seymour, CNN, 1 Aug. 2022 But there are thousands and thousands of open source projects, and many of them are more or less derelict. Tony Bradley, Forbes, 31 July 2022 The successor to McDonald's, Vkusno-i Tochka, is serving more or less identical food, while the former Krispy Kreme in the mall has rebranded but sells basically the same offerings. CBS News, 18 July 2022 For that matter, the razzle-dazzle and the sentiment leave viewers more or less in the dark. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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
Relevance
- almost
- practically
- nearly
- pretty much
- just about
- all but
- next to
- fairly
- about
- most
- virtually
- as good as
- somewhere
- feckly
- fair
- near
- within an inch of
- mostly
- much
- borderline
- kind of
- by and large
- largely
- nigh
- somewhat
- mainly
- chiefly
- well-nigh
- partially
- partly
- appreciably
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- quite
- entirely
- completely
- fully
- absolutely
- thoroughly
- well
- altogether
- totally
- wholly
- plain
- utterly
- hardly
- scarcely
- barely
- plumb
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
- a little
- quite
- relatively
- rather
- something
- a bit
- a tad
- fairly
- kind of
- to a degree
- enough
- a mite
- somewhat
- sort of
- a touch
- like
- after a sort
- of sorts
- moderately
- kindly
- slightly
- of a sort
- part
- little
- tolerably
- decently
- vaguely
- acceptably
- passably
- partially
- partly
- nominally
- halfway
- negligibly
- half
- partway
- incompletely
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- very
- extremely
- particularly
- especially
- exceedingly
- highly
- exceeding
- greatly
- terribly
- awfully
- heavily
- exceptionally
- deadly
- substantially
- significantly
- frightfully
- mightily
- considerably
- extensively
- mortally
- surpassingly
- hugely
- beastly
3
as in approximately
close to but not exactly the box weighs 60 pounds more or less Synonyms & Similar Words
- approximately
- somewhere around
- about
- some
- like
- somewhere about
- roughly
- around
- say
- after a fashion
- kind of
- much
- plus or minus
- near
- nearly
- generally
- loosely
- practically
- virtually
- nominally
- well-nigh
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- exactly
- precisely
- even
- just
- due
- sharp
- squarely
- smack-dab