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some vs roughly

roughly vs some

some is an adjective but roughly is not an adjective.

some and roughly both are adverbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
some No Yes No Yes
roughly No No No Yes
As adverbs, some and roughly are synonyms defined as:
  • some and roughly: (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
Other synonyms of some include about, approximately, around, close to, just about, more or less, or so.
some (adjective) roughly (adjective)
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
remarkable
relatively many but unspecified in number
some (adverb) roughly (adverb)
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
with rough motion as over a rough surface
with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')
Difference between some and roughly

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