to a tee

ADVERB

positively

Synonyms

STRONGEST

certainly easily emphatically firmly undoubtedly

WEAK

amen assuredly categorically doubtless doubtlessly flat flat out for a fact indubitably no catch no holds barred no ifs ands or buts no kicker no strings attached on the money on the nose really truly right on sure surely the ticket undeniably unequivocally unmistakably unquestionably with certainty without qualification

Antonyms

STRONGEST

doubtfully questionably

ADVERB

precisely

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 yes

Antonyms

WEAK

imprecisely questionably unsure

Example Sentences

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As the following chart shows, the transportation ETF — the IYT — has followed that pattern to a tee.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

Recorded in 1959 by Carl Perkins, one of Ringo’s idols, the song suits the former Beatle’s voice to a tee.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

He was an NHS worker who died of Covid and "followed the rules to a tee", and whose family were only able to see him for a single video call from hospital.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2022

Arizona had just one play of longer than 20 yards, indicative of the secondary playing Pete Carroll’s “bend but don’t break” defense to a tee.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 9, 2022

I followed the map to a tee, pacing my steps, trying to identify the landmarks that my squad leader had highlighted.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

to a tee

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