Related Words for not exactly

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not that
//
Phrase
not really
//x
Phrase, Adverb
not only
//x
Phrase, Adverb
anything but
/xx/
Phrase, Adverb
pretty much
/x/
Phrase, Adverb
not much
//
Phrase
basically
/xx
Adverb
essentially
x/xx
Adverb
nonnegative
xxxx
Adjective
nowhere near
/x/
Phrase, Adverb
approximately
x/xxx
Adverb
except for
x//
Phrase
completely
x/x
Adverb
precisely
x/x
Adverb
kind of
//
Phrase, Noun
actually
/xxx
Adverb
sort of
//
Phrase, Adverb
hardly ever
/xxx
Phrase
literally
/xxx
Adverb
effectively
x/xx
Adverb
what about
/x/
Phrase, Adverb
nonsexual
x/xx
Adjective
describing
x/x
Verb
nonphysical
x/xx
Adjective
no matter
//x
Phrase, Adverb
just about
/x/
Phrase, Adverb
indirect
xx/
Adjective
no less
//
Phrase, Adverb
excluding
x/x
Verb
nonpolitical
xx/xx
Adjective
practically
/xx
Adverb
absolutely
xx/x
Adverb
nonspecific
xx/x
Adjective
inaccurate
x/xx
Adjective
description
x/x
Noun
straight up
//
Phrase, Adverb, Adjective
absolute
/xx
Adjective
noncompetitive
xx/xx
Adjective
unconnected
xx/x
Adjective
unspecific
xx/x
Adjective
nonmagnetic
xx/x
Adjective
nonmedical
x/xx
Adjective
nonrandom
x/x
Adjective
accurately
/xxx
Adverb
unrelated
xx/x
Adjective
nonlinguistic
xx/x
Adjective
nonpolar
x/x
Adjective
so there
//
Phrase, Adjective
imperfectly
x/xx
Adverb
nonreactive
xx/x
Adjective
somewhat
//
Adverb
other than
/x/
Phrase
nonfinancial
xx/x
Adjective
nonmaterial
xx/xx
Adjective
incompletely
xx/x
Adverb
nonmoving
x/x
Adjective
how about
/x/
Phrase, Adverb
able
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
absence
/x
Noun
absent
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
abundantly
x/xx
Adverb
accuracy
/xxx
Noun
acutely
x/x
Adverb
addition
x/x
Noun
again
x/
Adverb
allow
x/
Verb
alone
x/
Adverb, Adjective
altogether
xx/x
Adverb, Noun
always
/x
Adverb
and
x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
anna
/x
Name
anything
/xx
Noun, Adverb
anyway
/xx
Adverb
appropriately
x/xxx
Adverb
aptly
/x
Adverb
attentively
x/xx
Adverb
atypical
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
avoid
x/
Verb
away
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
bad
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
badly
/x
Adverb, Adjective
barely
/x
Adverb
battalion
x/x
Noun, Verb
better
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
beyond
x/
Adverb, Noun
bingo
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bit
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
borne
/
Adjective, Noun
brigade
x/
Noun, Verb
but
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb
carefully
/xx
Adverb
certainly
/xx
Adverb
choice
/
Noun, Adjective
chorus
/x
Noun, Verb
circling
/xx
Noun
clear
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
clearly
/x
Adverb
clocked
/
Adjective
closely
/x
Adverb
combinational
xx/xx
Adjective
come
/
Verb, Noun
concretely
/xx
Adverb
correctly
x/x
Adverb
currently
/xx
Adverb
definitely
/xxx
Adverb
denying
x/x
Noun
diametrically
xx/xxx
Adverb
difficult
/xx
Adjective, Verb
direct
x/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
directly
x/x
Adverb
distress
x/
Noun, Verb
diviner
x/x
Noun
divisible
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
does
/
Noun
don
/
Name, Verb
either
/x
Adverb
else
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
enough
x/
Adverb, Noun
entirely
x/xx
Adverb
equally
/xx
Adverb
especially
x/x
Adverb
even
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
ever
/x
Adverb, Adjective
exact
x/
Adjective, Verb, Adverb
except
x/
Verb
fail
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
failure
/x
Noun
fairly
/x
Adverb
faithfully
/xx
Adverb
fake
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
false
/
Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun
far
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
few
/
Noun
fine
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
finely
/x
Adverb
flat
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
flop
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
footsteps
/x
Noun
forbidden
/xx
Adjective
forget
x/
Verb, Noun
free
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
fully
/x
Adverb, Verb
genuinely
/xxx
Adverb
god
/
Name, Verb
gonna
/x
Verb
gunshots
/x
Noun
hard
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
hardly
/x
Adverb
heading
/x
Noun
honestly
/xx
Adverb
how
/
Adverb, Noun
however
x/x
Adverb
huh
/
Noun
identically
x/xx
Adverb
ill
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
immaterial
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
impossible
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
inappropriate
xx/xx
Adjective
incorporeal
x/xx
Adjective
indeed
x/
Adverb
indivisible
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
informal
x/x
Adjective
instead
x/
Adverb
insufficiently
xx/xx
Adverb
is
/
Verb, Noun
it
/
Noun, Adjective
justly
/x
Adverb
keep
/
Verb, Noun
lack
/
Noun, Verb
leap
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
least
/
Adverb, Noun
let
/
Verb, Noun
logic
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
longer
/x
Noun
maximum
/xx
Adjective, Noun
merely
/x
Adverb
meticulously
x/xxx
Adverb
missing
/x
Adjective, Noun
most
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
must
/
Verb, Noun
mysterious
x/xx
Adjective
nah
/
Name
namely
/x
Adverb
napoleon
x/xx
Name
nav
/
Noun, Verb
naw
/
Verb
nay
/
Name, Adverb, Verb, Adjective
neatly
/x
Adverb
necessarily
xx/xx
Adverb
negative
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
neither
/x
Adverb
never
/x
Adverb
next
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
nicht
/
Verb, Noun
no
/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
nobody
/xx
Noun
none
/
Noun, Adverb
noo
/
Adverb, Adjective
nope
/
Noun, Verb
nor
/
Noun
nota
/x
Noun
nothing
/x
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
noting
/x
Noun
now
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
nowhere
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
number
/x
Noun, Verb
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
often
/x
Adverb, Adjective
okay
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
omitted
x/x
Verb
on the button
/x/x
Phrase, Adverb, Adjective
on the dot
/x/
Phrase, Adverb
on the nose
/x/
Phrase, Adverb, Adjective
only
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
opposed
x/
Adjective
or
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
otherwise
/xx
Adverb, Adjective
outside
//
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
paces
/x
Noun
particular
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
particularly
x/xxx
Adverb
pas
/
Noun
perfectly
/xx
Adverb
perhaps
x/
Adverb, Noun
pinpoint
/x
Verb, Noun, Adjective
plight
/
Noun, Verb
plus
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb