PLUS OR MINUS Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

plus or minus

adverb

Definition of plus or minus

as in approximately

close to but not exactly I have plus or minus five dollars in change

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Recent Examples of plus or minus Here, purchaser simply put money in, and got money back, plus or minus their investment return, and less fees and expenses. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023 With only about 340 individuals — plus or minus seven — remaining, according to a report released in the fall by the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium, the whales are VIP visitors to the region's waters. — Heather McCarron, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2023 The margin of error was plus or minus 3%, with a 95% confidence interval. — Emily Dreibelbis, PCMAG, 9 Feb. 2023 For the third quarter, the company guided for revenue of $2 billion, plus or minus $150 million. — Kathryn Hardison, WSJ, 26 Jan. 2023 See All Example Sentences for plus or minus

Recent Examples of Synonyms for plus or minus

Adverb

Authorities are seeking the confiscation of four luxury vehicles worth approximately 825,000 euros, or about $957,000.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
The epicenter was approximately 3 miles northeast of Willits, above sea level.

— CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of approximately

Adverb

At about midnight, the mayflies stopped flying and the fish disappeared.

— Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
Karina, a former Category 4 hurricane spinning about 755 miles east-northeast of Hilo, Hawaii, and Tropical Storm Marie, churning about 705 miles west of the southern tip of Baja California.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of about

Adverb

By debt, Arora means that roughly $1 trillion of infrastructure is still out there from the pre-generative AI era and not ready for what's coming.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
In have come eight players — all 24 or under — for roughly £300m, add-ons included, making Newcastle the fourth-highest global spenders.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of roughly

Adverb

For all the headlines of the past month, not having general manager Mike Lombardi (who’s on administrative leave) around on a game day is probably a net positive for UNC football.

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
So the first-year guard had to wait around and trust that his new team would figure out a way to get him in the door.

— Tony East, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

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