Synonyms for exactly
ɪgˈzækt liex·act·ly

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1. exactlyadverb

   Antonyms:
   approximately

2. exactlyadverb

   Antonyms:
   approximately

3. exactlyadverb

   Antonyms:
   approximately

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1. exactly

   Synonyms:
   precisely, accurately, correspondently

   Antonyms:
   loosely, inadequately, incorrectly, differently, otherwise

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. precisely, exactly, justadverb

   indicating exactness or preciseness

   "he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do"; "it was just as he said--the jewel was gone"; "it has just enough salt"

   Synonyms:
   just, on the nose, barely, but, just now, on the dot, simply, merely, incisively, scarcely, hardly, on the button, precisely, only, scarce

   Antonyms:
   inexactly, imprecisely

2. precisely, exactly, on the nose, on the dot, on the buttonadverb

   just as it should be

   "`Precisely, my lord,' he said"

   Synonyms:
   incisively, on the dot, on the button, on the nose, precisely, just

   Antonyms:
   inexactly, imprecisely

3. precisely, incisively, exactlyadverb

   in a precise manner

   "she always expressed herself precisely"

   Synonyms:
   incisively, on the dot, on the button, on the nose, precisely, just

   Antonyms:
   inexactly, imprecisely

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1. same as

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1. List of paraphrases for "exactly":

   precisely, accurately, just, -exactly, really, exact, specifically, quite, absolutely, carefully, perfectly, completely, -precisely

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1. Mark Zuckerberg:

   I know that we don't exactly have the strongest reputation on privacy right now, to put it lightly.

2. Jason Killmeyer:

   Should [Biden] go through with this deal, a new Axis will likely form, consisting of Russia, China, and Iran, sadly, if the last few weeks has not proved Biden’s multilateralist fantasy to be exactly that, then he will continue to weaken the United States’ international standing and destabilize volatile regions around the world.

3. Mathias Doepfner:

   Is it going to take the jobs of journalists? What we can see is exactly the opposite. We can now do things we could never afford in analogue days when we could only rely on big teams of journalists.

4. Michael Markey:

   Tudor has shown as a businesswoman in Michigan’s steel industry that she is an innovator and a disruptor, and exactly who we need to defeat Wrecken Gretchen, as we saw just yesterday, Wrecken Gretchen repealed $20 million dollars of funding to crisis pregnancy centers and adoption services, we need someone in office who stands for life and for Michigander families; Tudor, a mom of four, is that candidate. Dixon will be a fearless fighter for life, restoring business in Michigan, and getting our economy back on track. We will be doing all we can to get her into the Governor’s office, including spending well into the six digits to support her campaign.

5. Tom Steyer:

   What were hearing here is a very long dissertation about exactly why America should be the worlds policemen, so, when were talking about Former Vice President Joe Biden role in the world and commander in chief, we have abandoned diplomacy, we dont have a strategy and we dont have allies.