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Synonyms for exactly

24 synonyms
8 antonyms
1 meaning

adverb

Most common

precisely just perfectly right

All synonyms

Adverb

1. Precisely — precisely, used to provide emphasis

precisely, just, perfectly, right, correctly, definitely, properly, fully, directly, incisively, squarely, sharp, plunk informal, plump, even dated, punctually dated, full dated

Other

exact, accurately, truly, nicely, strictly, per se, slap

Antonyms

incorrectly, inaccurately, figuratively

All antonyms of exactly →

Definitions

adv. 1
Precisely, used to provide emphasis.
He did it that way exactly to prove the point.

Example sentences

definitely The horse and buggy is now definitely out of date.
perfectly Few people can speak a foreign language perfectly.
correctly Yes, he is an inventor, if I understood correctly.
precisely Could you explain the last section more precisely?
truly Truly, I still think this will accomplish nothing.
exact The exact meaning of metaphysics is controversial.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
exactly		rising
definitely		rising
perfectly		rising
correctly		steady
precisely		steady
truly		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: just¹, even², full¹, slap¹
5 letters: right¹, fully², truly², sharp¹, exact², plump¹, plunk¹
6 letters: nicely²
8 letters: directly³, properly³, strictly², squarely²
9 letters: perfectly³, precisely³, correctly³
10 letters: definitely⁴, accurately⁴, punctually, incisively

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (even² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: exactement
Italiano: esattamente
Español: exactamente
Deutsch: genau