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Synonyms for exactly
ɪgˈzækt liex·act·ly

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Wiktionary2.0 / 1 vote

  1. exactlyadverb

    Antonyms:
    approximately

  2. exactlyadverb

    Antonyms:
    approximately

  3. exactlyadverb

    Antonyms:
    approximately

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. exactly

    Synonyms:
    precisely, accurately, correspondently

    Antonyms:
    loosely, inadequately, incorrectly, differently, otherwise

Princeton's WordNet4.0 / 1 vote

  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, precisely, only, scarce

    Antonyms:
    inexactly, imprecisely

  2. precisely, 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, just

    Antonyms:
    inexactly, imprecisely

  3. precisely, incisively, exactlyadverb

    in a precise manner

    "she always expressed herself precisely"

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

    Antonyms:
    inexactly, imprecisely

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  1. same as

    Submitted by anonymous on December 17, 2019  

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How to use exactly in a sentence?

  1. Kassy Robinson:

    I know exactly what he was like, what he’s capable of, what he’s not capable of.

  2. Patrick Kaser:

    I don't think Valeant is in a place right now to know exactly what the company looks like 18 months from here, the uncertainty certainly rose meaningfully (last) week. There's more doubt.

  3. Tara Cunningham:

    You need to say exactly what you want and when you need it. Then you have the team member tell you back what they heard. Then you go back and put it in an email to everyone and then check on them 20 minutes later. Everyone benefits.

  4. Adam Schiff:

    January 6 will be remembered as one of the darkest days in our nation's history. Yet, more than a year later, the threat to our democracy is as grave as ever. January 6 was not a day in isolation, but the violent culmination of multiple efforts to overturn the last presidential election and interfere with the peaceful transfer of power for the first time in our history, the former President and his allies have spent every day since January 6 attempting to rewrite history about that bloody attack on our nation's Capitol. That's why these public hearings are so essential -- to show the American people exactly how January 6 came about, who is responsible, and most critically, what we can and must do to prevent another attack on our democracy.

  5. Sven Spichiger:

    We did get an initial direction of the flight, we were able to meet with several of the property owners and get a few more eyewitness accounts of seeing hornets earlier the week before or earlier in the summer, and so we are starting to narrow down exactly where the hornets' nest is.


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