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precisely, part of speech

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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
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
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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List of paraphrases for «exactly»:

precisely, accurately, just, -exactly, really, exact, specifically, quite, absolutely, carefully, perfectly, completely, -precisely

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Kansas City Chiefs’re going to continue to create opportunities to educate, create awareness and work exactly as Kansas City Chiefs have over the past eight years now with the working group.
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We obviously can not predict the future, we don’t know exactly what is going to happen. But the risk is now high enough and the threat is now immediate enough that this is what prudence demands.
Ray Tomlinson:

I see email being used, by and large, exactly the way I envisioned. In particular, it’s not strictly a work tool or strictly a personal thing, everybody uses it in different ways, but they use it in a way they find works for them.
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This risk to the economic recovery is exactly why Ed Miliband simply isn’t up to the job.
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Donald Trump persisted, attempting through every manner Steve Bannon could imagine to try to overturn the outcome of the election. And we all saw what happened, the people who attacked this building have told us, on video, on social media and now before the federal courts, exactly what motivated them. They believed what Donald Trump told them : that the election was stolen and they needed to take action.

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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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absolutely
altogether
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correctly
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totally
truly
just
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positively
right
rigorously
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the ticket
truthfully
unequivocally
unerringly
utterly
veraciously
wholly

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as in right

as stated or indicated without the slightest difference

we will meet at exactly six o’clock

as in precisely

in the same manner

he wants to be exactly like his father

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

as in accurately

in the same words

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

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as in strictly

without any relaxation of standards or precision

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

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as in all

to a full extent or degree

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

as in yes

used to express agreement

«Are you calling me a liar?» «Exactly.»

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Pronunciation:

[ ɛɡzˈaktli], [ ɛɡzˈaktli], [ ɛ_ɡ_z_ˈa_k_t_l_i]

adj.

• Other relevant words: (adjective)
- amount.
adv

• absolutely (adverb)
- on the button,
- categorically,
- sure as hell,
- straight out,
- sure enough,
- the very thing,
- come hell or high water,
- sure as can be,
- unambiguously,
- no ifs ands or buts,
- decisively,
- no strings attached,
- very thing.
• certainly (adverb)
- for a fact,
- posolutely,
- cert.
• completely (adverb)
- totally,
- utterly.
• dead (adverb)
- Straightly,
- undeviatingly.
• just (adverb)
- unmistakably.
• Other relevant words: (adverb)
- top to bottom,
- straight,
- conscientiously,
- smack dab,
- the core,
- nth degree,
- most assuredly,
- Roger,
- guardedly,
- synonymously,
- slam bang,
- Commensurately,
- concernedly,
- just so,
- even so,
- all in all,
- characteristically,
- symmetrically,
- prudently,
- in conjunction with,
- conformably,
- uprightly,
- very well,
- fastidiously,
- specifically,
- distinctively,
- vigilantly,
- carefully,
- solicitously,
- good enough,
- all,
- Equivalently,
- punctiliously,
- attentively,
- unswervingly,
- closely,
- Regardfully,
- smack-dab,
- by all means,
- rigorously,
- right on,
- Veraciously,
- with forethought,
- mindfully,
- thoughtfully,
- absolutely,
- proportionately,
- impartially,
- befittingly,
- all the way,
- without deviation,
- dependably,
- identically,
- justifiably,
- in detail,
- minutely,
- Consummately,
- due,
- comprehensively,
- factually,
- fifty-fifty,
- beyond a doubt,
- as a crow flies,
- rightly,
- pointedly,
- dead,
- wholeheartedly,
- watchfully,
- uh-huh,
- directly,
- truly,
- flawlessly,
- unmitigatedly,
- anxiously,
- YEP,
- providently,
- lawfully,
- respectively,
- concretely,
- circumspectly,
- Commensurably,
- correspondingly,
- to the core,
- equitably,
- regularly,
- by the skin of one’s teeth,
- discreetly.
• purely (adverb)
- In Toto.
• purposely (adverb)
- expressly.
• regularly (adverb)
- monotonously,
- methodically,
- unbrokenly,
- seasonally,
- Redundantly,
- ceaselessly,
- cyclically.
• sharp (adverb)
- punctually.
• straight (adverb)
- lineally,
- straightforwardly,
- at once,
- in direct line,
- Instanter,
- pointblank.
• truly (adverb)
- in reality,
- legitimately,
- beyond doubt,
- Confirmedly,
- in truth,
- without doubt,
- devotedly,
- in fact,
- staunchly,
- with devotion,
- unequivocally,
- without a doubt,
- with one heart,
- in actuality,
- veritably,
- beyond question,
- righteously.
• without doubt (adverb)
- certainly.
adv.

• absolutely (adverb)
- on the money.
• accurately (adverb)
- meticulously.
• carefully (adverb)
- laboriously,
- with reservations,
- up-rightly,
- heedfully,
- reliably,
- up rightly,
- warily,
- gingerly,
- Trustily.
• certainly (adverb)
- without fail.
• closely (adverb)
- nearly,
- similarly,
- by the skin ones teeth,
- by skin of one’s teeth,
- searchingly,
- by skin one’s teeth,
- by skin ones teeth,
- by skin of ones teeth,
- by skin one teeth,
- by the skin of one teeth,
- by skin of teeth,
- by the skin one’s teeth,
- jointly,
- by skin of one teeth,
- by skin teeth,
- by the skin one teeth,
- by the skin of ones teeth,
- by the skin of teeth,
- intimately,
- by the skin teeth.
• correctly (adverb)
- correctly,
- accurately,
- validly,
- suitably.
• definitely (adverb)
- just.
• directly (adverb)
- as crow flies.
• evenly (adverb)
- fifty fifty.
• expressly (adverb)
- on purpose,
- in specie.
• flatly (adverb)
- emphatically,
- flatly.
• literally (adverb)
- explicitly,
- prosaically,
- literally,
- actually,
- authentically.
• precisely (adverb)
- properly,
- strictly,
- definitely.
• purely (adverb)
- purely.
• regularly (adverb)
- mechanically,
- rhythmically.
• reliably (adverb)
- scientifically.
• right (adverb)
- all way.
• rightly (adverb)
- be fittingly,
- be-fittingly,
- fitly.
• sharp (adverb)
- sharp.
• smack-dab (adverb)
- smackdab.
• specifically (adverb)
- in dividually,
- in-dividually,
- Indicatively.
• straight (adverb)
- point blank.
• totally (adverb)
- un mitigatedly,
- un-mitigatedly,
- top bottom.
• truly (adverb)
- with all one’s heart.
• uh-huh (adverb)
- uh huh,
- uhhuh.
• utterly (adverb)
- the nth degree,
- to the nth degree,
- to nth degree,
- to core.
• yes (adverb)
- granted,
- naturally,
- gladly,
- in-dubitably,
- by means,
- in dubitably.
n.
- great,
- yes.
- exact,
- precise,
- reliable,
- same,
- strict,
- correct,
- specific,
- unerring,
- accurate,
- even,
- perfect.
- flush,
- right,
- smack,
- square,
- for someone’s part,
- direct,
- (all) by itself,
- on that/this score,
- bang,
- fair,
- particular.
• incisively (noun)
- incisively.
• on the dot (noun)
- on the dot.
• on the nose (noun)
- on the nose.
• Other relevant words: (noun)
- manner.
v.

• Other relevant words: (verb)
- speech.
Other synonyms:
- neatly,
- ditto,
- okey-dokey,
- of course,
- per se,
- agreed,
- drink to.
- done,
- oh,
- anyhow,
- O.K.,
- rather,
- squarely.
- given,
- letter.
- good.
• Other relevant words:
- part of speech,
- evenly,
- precisely,
- particularly.

How to use «Exactly» in context?

There is no one answer to this question since it depends on what you mean by «exactly.» Webster’s Dictionary defines «exactly» as «in precise detail; exactly according to a certain rule or standard.» When used as a verb, «exactly» means «to bring to a completed or specified state; to carry out with great accuracy.» When used as a conjunction, «exactly» means «in the precise degree required or desired.» Let’s take a look at these examples and see what they mean:

We needed to exactly replicate the original design.

The graffiti artist needed to exactly copy the original painting.

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- Adjective
  precisely.
- Proper noun, singular
  precisely.
- Noun, singular or mass
  precisely.
- Adverb
  precisely.
- Verb, base form
  precisely.
Reverse Entailment
- Adverb
  doneexactly.
Independent
- Adjective
  identical, precise, same, true, -precisely.
- Proper noun, singular
  totally, gunshots.
- Noun, plural
  seconds, notices, advisories, views.
- Noun, singular or mass
  correct, detail, yeah.
- Adverb
  absolutely, abundantly, actually, acutely, adequately, admittedly, all, altogether, anyway, appropriately, aptly, attentively, awfully, barely, basically, beautifully, best, candidly, carefully, categorically, certainly, clearly, closely, completely, concretely, correct, correctly, crystal, currently, definitely, desperately, direct, directly, downright, effectively, entirely, equally, especially, essentially, even, excellently, exclusively, explain, explicitly, expressly, extremely, fairly, faithfully, finely, fluently, frankly, fully, fundamentally, genuinely, hardly, highly, honestly, ideally, identically, immediately, incidentally, indeed, justifiably, justly, keenly, likewise, literally, meticulously, much, namely, narrowly, naturally, neatly, necessarily, nicely, notably, obviously, particularly, patently, plainly, practically, precise, pretty, promptly, properly, punctually, purely, quite, rather, real, really, recently, reliably, rightly, rigorously, scarcely, scrupulously, seriously, significantly, similarly, simply, so, somewhat, specially, squarely, straight, strictly, stringently, successfully, surely, technically, terribly, there, thoroughly, totally, truly, ultimately, undoubtedly, utterly, verbatim, virtually, whatsoever, wholeheartedly, wholly, yeah, Definitively, seamlessly, reaily.
- Interjection
  absolutely, correct, indeed, true, yeah.
- Verb, past tense
  absolutely, addressed, confirmed, dictated, included, quite, said, yeah, Achieved, Did, Got, Contributed.
- Verb, gerund or present participle
  circling, going, talking, Doing.
- Verb, past participle
  covered, Issued.
- Verb, base form
  absolutely, correct, Was, is.
Other Related
- Proper noun, singular
  accurately.
- Adverb
  accurately.

Homophones for Exactly:

excitedly, ego ideal, extol, exquisitely.

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