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exactly

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of exactly

1 as stated or indicated without the slightest difference

we will meet at exactly six o'clock

Synonyms of exactly

due, full, just, precisely, right, sharp, smack-dab, squarely

Phrases Synonymous with exactly

on the button, on the nose

2 in the same manner

he wants to be exactly like his father

Synonyms of exactly

just, precisely

Words Related to exactly

even, expressly, faultlessly, perfectly

identically, uniformly

alike, likewise, similarly

Phrases Synonymous with exactly

to a T

Near Antonyms of exactly

slightly, somewhat, vaguely

differently, variably

3 in the same words

a plagiarism suit alleging that one historian had copied large segments of another's text exactly

Synonyms of exactly

ad verbum, directly, verbatim, word for word

Words Related to exactly

accurately, precisely

identically

literally

Near Antonyms of exactly

basically, essentially, virtually

carelessly, freely, imprecisely, inaccurately, loosely

Antonyms of exactly

inexactly

4 without any relaxation of standards or precision

follow the rules exactly and you won't get into trouble

Synonyms of exactly

precisely, rigidly, rigorously, strictly

Words Related to exactly

carefully, conscientiously, meticulously, scrupulously

Antonyms of exactly

imprecisely, inexactly, loosely

5 to a full extent or degree

she listened to the advice, then did exactly what she wanted to anyway

Synonyms of exactly

all, all of, all over, altogether, clean, completely, dead, enough, entire, entirely, even, fast, flat, full, fully, heartily, out, perfectly, plumb [chiefly dialect], quite, soundly, thoroughly, through and through, totally, utterly, well, wholly, wide

Words Related to exactly

absolutely, categorically, cold, downright, hands down, plain, stone, stone-cold, unqualifiedly

basically, by and large, chiefly, generally, largely, mainly, more or less, mostly, overall, predominantly, predominately, primarily, principally, substantially

abundantly, copiously, generously, greatly

Phrases Synonymous with exactly

all the way, at length, down the line, down to the ground, for fair, in whole, to bits, to pieces, to the hilt, to the max

Near Antonyms of exactly

barely, hardly, just, kind of, marginally, minimally, scarcely, slightly, superficially

approximately, roughly, somewhat

Antonyms of exactly

half, halfway, incompletely, part, partially, partly

6 used to express agreement

"Are you calling me a liar?" "Exactly."

Synonyms of exactly

all right, alright, aye (also ay), OK (or okay), okeydoke (or okeydokey), yea, yeah, yep, yes, yo

Words Related to exactly

absolutely, assuredly, certainly, indeed, indisputably, positively, undoubtedly, unquestionably

Antonyms of exactly

nay, no, no way, scarcely

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