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. Richard Isaacson:

   This paper gives us so many more tools in our toolbox to, eventually, more precisely target Alzheimer's disease.

2. Eva Fahidi:

   You can express yourself much better and more precisely with gestures and especially with dance than verbally.

3. Matthew Bennett:

   The story that we can read from the tracks is that the humans were stalking; following in the footsteps, precisely in the footsteps of the sloth, while it was being distracted and turning, somebody else would come across and try and deliver the killer blow. It's an interesting story and it's all written in the footprints.

4. Olga Akselrod:

   These technologies may be inaccessible for precisely the people for whom access to unemployment insurance is the most critical.

5. David Axelrod:

   I was surprised by it, and I wondered whether it was worded precisely the way President Barack Obama wanted it.