precisely

ADVERB

exactly, just

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absolutely accurately as well correctly literally specifically squarely strictly

WEAK

definitely even expressly for a fact for sure just so no ifs ands or buts no mistake on the button on the money on the nose plumb right sharp smack smack-dab square sure sure thing the ticket the very thing to a tee yes

Antonyms

WEAK

imprecisely questionably unsure

Example Sentences

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At precisely the right time, Shankland is playing the football of his life.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

These approaches risk institutionalizing the wrong labor-market model precisely when flexibility and organizational adaptation matter most.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

For queer people, coming out carries precisely that weight.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

What remained unclear was how those pulses were timed so precisely.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

And that is precisely what I shall say in response to this.”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

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