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Synonyms for exactly
ɪgˈzækt liex·act·ly
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exactlyadverb
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approximatelyexactlyadverb
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approximatelyexactlyadverb
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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
Words popularity by usage frequency
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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?
I know exactly what he was like, what he’s capable of, what he’s not capable of.
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.
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.
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.
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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- 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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