Definitions

to the letter

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All (4) Adjective (2) Adverb (2)

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literal adj.
verbatim adj.
literally adv.
word for word adv.

ADJECTIVE

literal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accurate actual authentic true unvarnished

STRONG

close faithful gospel natural ordinary plain simple

WEAK

apparent bona fide critical genuine methodical not figurative scrupulous strict undeviating unerring unexaggerated usual veracious verbal verbatim veritable written

Antonyms

STRONGEST

counterfeit dishonest false falsified unreal

STRONG

abnormal complex complicated decorated different difficult embellished extraordinary inaccurate intricate ornate unclear uncommon

WEAK

exaggerated figurative imaginative loose

ADJECTIVE

verbatim

Synonyms

WEAK

accurately direct directly literally literatim precisely sic word-for-word

Antonyms

WEAK

different

ADVERB

literally

Synonyms

STRONGEST

actually completely directly plainly precisely really simply truly

WEAK

correctly direct faithfully indisputably letter by letter literatim not figuratively rightly rigorously sic straight strictly undeviatingly undisputably unerringly unmistakably verbatim veritably

Antonyms

STRONGEST

doubtfully

WEAK

figuratively loosely

ADVERB

word for word

Synonyms

WEAK

according to the letter faithfully in the same words ipsissimis verbis literally literatim strictly verbally verbatim verbatim et litteratim word by word word for word and letter for letter word-perfectly

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to the letter

According to the letter, the Wales Office told the authority the figure used "was a mistake and was amended as soon as it was noticed".

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

On Wednesday evening, some of his victims reacted angrily to the letter.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Carvalho’s attorneys responded to the letter eight days later with a detailed confidential letter of their own, also obtained by The Times in response to a public records request to the district.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

That said, he’s probably not going to follow Minter to the letter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

Xan’s advice was always followed to the letter.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill

to the letter

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