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exactly

[ig-zakt-lee] / ɪgˈzækt li /
ADVERB
accurately, particularly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absolutely altogether carefully completely correctly definitely explicitly indeed literally precisely quite specifically strictly totally truly
STRONG
just
WEAK
bang expressly faithfully faultlessly for a fact for certain for sure in every respect methodically no mistake on the dot on the money on the nail on the nose positively right rigorously scrupulously severely sharp square the ticket truthfully unequivocally unerringly utterly veraciously wholly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
doubtfully dubiously incompletely indefinite partially questionably
WEAK
inaccurately inexactly

Example Sentences

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Yale University’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian published a commentary calling Ternus exactly the right CEO for the AI era.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

They did not specify exactly when in 2026, and BBC Sport has been told that negotiations were held that led to him starting work at McLaren on 1 January this year.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Also: Discourse is gone, and people are just entrenched — they’re looking for something and not exactly finding it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Travis Million, chief executive of Alaska’s Golden Valley, says he isn’t sure exactly what to tell customers to expect, other than that fuel charges likely will be higher starting this summer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

His tone of voice is exactly how we would normally talk with each other.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse