Synonyms for precisely
pre·cise·ly

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1. preciselyadverb

   In a precise manner; exactly.

   Antonyms:
   imprecisely

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. precisely, exactly, justadverb

   indicating exactness or preciseness

   "he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do"; "it was just as he said--the jewel was gone"; "it has just enough salt"

   Synonyms:
   just, on the nose, barely, but, just now, on the dot, simply, merely, incisively, scarcely, hardly, on the button, only, exactly, scarce

   Antonyms:
   imprecisely, inexactly

2. precisely, incisively, exactlyadverb

   in a precise manner

   "she always expressed herself precisely"

   Synonyms:
   exactly, incisively, on the dot, on the button, on the nose, just

   Antonyms:
   inexactly, imprecisely

3. precisely, exactly, on the nose, on the dot, on the buttonadverb

   just as it should be

   "`Precisely, my lord,' he said"

   Synonyms:
   exactly, incisively, on the dot, on the button, on the nose, just

   Antonyms:
   inexactly, imprecisely

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1. List of paraphrases for "precisely":

   exactly, accurately, specifically, just, very, eben, rightly, carefully, precise

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1. Fernando Haddad:

   Trade is really bad and the problem is precisely the foreign currency, right? So we are trying to find a solution, something in common that could make commerce grow.

2. Richard Adams:

   The radical novelty of modern science lies precisely in the rejection of the belief, which is at the heart of all popular religion, that the forces which move the stars and atoms are contingent upon the preferences of the human heart.

3. Bruno Deslandes:

   When an artifact has been taken, we can document the footprint left, we document this very precisely... so we can recover it... When we have an artifact in Europe or somewhere matching this specification we can... yes!

4. Anthony Boccaletti:

   We should be able to see directly and more precisely how the dynamics of the gas contributes to the formation of planets.

5. Army Colonel Luis Alberto Villamarín:

   He considered that by making a move like this he was going to subdue the ELN. Because the only means the ELN has to put pressure on the negotiating table is precisely their terrorist actions. And if the ELN commits to a bilateral ceasefire, that will prevent them from being strong on the negotiating table, the only argument the ELN has is terrorism and Mr. Petro thought that he could take that away from them, tying their hands.