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strictly

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of strictly

without any relaxation of standards or precision

  • strictly speaking, Columbus did not discover America—the people living there had long known about it
  • the rules must be strictly obeyed
Synonyms of strictly

exactly, precisely, rigidly, rigorously
Words Related to strictly

carefully, conscientiously, meticulously, scrupulously
Antonyms of strictly

imprecisely, inexactly, loosely

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