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exactly
adverb
Synonyms and Antonyms of EXACTLY
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in the same words <a plagiarism suit alleging that one historian had copied large segments of another's text exactly>
Near Antonyms basically, essentially, virtually; carelessly, freely, imprecisely, inaccurately, loosely
Antonyms inexactly
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without any relaxation of standards or precision <follow the rules exactly and you won't get into trouble>
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to a full extent or degree <she listened to the advice, then did exactly what she wanted to anyway>
Synonyms all, all of, all over, altogether, clean, completely, dead, enough, entire, entirely, even, exactly, fast, flat, full, heartily, out, perfectly, plumb [chiefly dialect], quite, soundly, thoroughly, through and through, totally, utterly, well, wholly, wide
Related Words 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
Near Antonyms barely, hardly, just, kind of, marginally, minimally, scarcely, slightly, superficially; approximately, roughly, somewhat
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used to express agreement <“Are you calling me a liar?” “Exactly.”>
Synonyms all right, alright, aye (also ay), exactly, OK (or okay), okeydoke (or okeydokey), yea, yeah, yep, yo
Related Words absolutely, assuredly, certainly, indeed, indisputably, positively, undoubtedly, unquestionably
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