Antonyms for preciselypre·cise·ly

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1. preciselyadverb

   In a precise manner; exactly.

   Antonyms:
   imprecisely

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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"

   Antonyms:
   imprecisely, inexactly

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

2. precisely, incisively, exactlyadverb

   in a precise manner

   "she always expressed herself precisely"

   Antonyms:
   inexactly, imprecisely

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

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

   just as it should be

   "`Precisely, my lord,' he said"

   Antonyms:
   inexactly, imprecisely

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

How to use precisely in a sentence?

1. Kyle Kondik:

   We are seeing turnout spike in affluent, highly-educated suburban areas – precisely the kinds of places where the GOP has slipped since 2016 and where at least some formerly Republican voters appear to be more open to voting Democratic than in the past.

2. Shinzo Abe:

   I will break down any and all walls looming ahead of the Japanese economy and map out a new trajectory for growth. This is precisely the mission of Abenomics.

3. Paul Smith:

   The court will be an issue in 2020 but thats perfectly normal. It was a huge issue in 2016, it helped get President Trump elected, and it will be so again, precisely because its become such an important part of our system.

4. Vijay Mallya:

   If somebody comes along and wants to pay an attractive price for anything, you have to put your commercial hat on and think about it commercially, not emotionally, and that's precisely where I am.

5. Dmitri Trenin:

   China and the U.S. are two superpowers, and North Korea has a reason to stand up to both in different ways, russia is a country whose attractiveness to North Korea lies precisely in it not having major leverage. Russia has this potential of being seen as a relatively benign actor by the North Koreans.

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