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Synonyms for exactly
ɪgˈzækt liex·act·ly
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Wiktionary
exactlyadverb
Antonyms:
approximatelyexactlyadverb
Antonyms:
approximatelyexactlyadverb
Antonyms:
approximately
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
exactly
Synonyms:
precisely, accurately, correspondentlyAntonyms:
loosely, inadequately, incorrectly, differently, otherwise
Princeton's WordNet
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, precisely, only, scarceAntonyms:
inexactly, impreciselyprecisely, exactly, on the nose, on the dot, on the buttonadverb
just as it should be
"`Precisely, my lord,' he said"
Synonyms:
incisively, on the dot, on the button, on the nose, precisely, justAntonyms:
inexactly, impreciselyprecisely, incisively, exactlyadverb
in a precise manner
"she always expressed herself precisely"
Synonyms:
incisively, on the dot, on the button, on the nose, precisely, justAntonyms:
inexactly, imprecisely
Editors Contribution
same as
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "exactly":
precisely, accurately, just, -exactly, really, exact, specifically, quite, absolutely, carefully, perfectly, completely, -precisely
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#43 | but | |
#65 | only | |
#109 | just | |
#472 | really | |
#1305 | simply | |
#1391 | quite | |
#2339 | completely | |
#2506 | exactly | |
#2971 | specifically | |
#3402 | exact | |
#3582 | absolutely | |
#4215 | carefully | |
#5564 | merely | |
#5872 | perfectly | |
#6787 | hardly | |
#8208 | barely | |
#8360 | accurately | |
#8675 | precisely | |
#15777 | scarce | |
#21962 | scarcely | |
#293470 | incisively |
How to use exactly in a sentence?
What we witnessed earlier in the hearing with the disclosure relating to Sean Hannity proved my point exactly.
They are afraid to go to Turkey, they told me that they will definitely be tortured. They told me exactly 'we are going to beg for death, we are going to be dead anyway'.
I'm not going to tell you now exactly what I'm doing in any department, but I promise you, it'll be the single most diverse cabinet, based on race, color, based on gender, that's ever existed in the United States of America.
This way the governor should know exactly what is being delivered through a private sector, supply chain within their states as well as through Project Airbridge.
Initial findings indicate the object that caused the explosion was either an aircraft carrying explosives or a direct explosive (missile). The writings and signs on the debris will allow us to understand exactly what happened soon.
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- تمامًا, بالضبطArabic
- сапраўдыBelarusian
- точноBulgarian
- exactamentCatalan, Valencian
- přesněCzech
- i'r dimWelsh
- præcisDanish
- genauGerman
- exactamenteSpanish
- täpseltEstonian
- täsmälleenFinnish
- exactementFrench
- [[go]] [[díreach]]Irish
- egzaktemanHaitian Creole
- pontosanHungarian
- tepatIndonesian
- esattamenteItalian
- 丁度Japanese
- 정확하게Korean
- omniaLatin
- geneeLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- pūMāori
- dengan tepat, setepatnya, tepat-tepatMalay
- precies, exactDutch
- dokładniePolish
- exactamente, exatamentePortuguese
- exactamain, exactRomansh
- то́чноRussian
- tačno, тачно, točno, точноSerbo-Croatian
- presneSlovak
- točnoSlovene
- exakt, prickSwedish
- kesinlikle, tamTurkish
- точноUkrainian
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