Definitions

exactly

[ig-zakt-lee] / ɪgˈzækt li /

ADVERB

accurately, particularly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absolutely altogether carefully completely correctly definitely explicitly indeed literally precisely quite specifically strictly totally truly

STRONG

just

WEAK

bang expressly faithfully faultlessly for a fact for certain for sure in every respect methodically no mistake on the dot on the money on the nail on the nose positively right rigorously scrupulously severely sharp square the ticket truthfully unequivocally unerringly utterly veraciously wholly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

doubtfully dubiously incompletely indefinite partially questionably

WEAK

inaccurately inexactly

Example Sentences

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exactly

Moylan says they look exactly like their regular gift vouchers: "We wouldn't know the difference."

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

Their goal was to determine exactly how a photoinduced hidden state develops.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026

Very often, he is exactly as transparent as he claims to be.

From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026

The rapper knew exactly what he was doing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

How exactly is this conversation supposed to go?

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold