exactly

To the letter

Exactly means with complete accuracy or precision: The recipe calls for exactly two cups of flour.

It also serves as an emphatic affirmative—when someone states something you agree with completely, exactly endorses their point: That's exactly what I was thinking.

The word can emphasize identity or correspondence: She looks exactly like her mother.

precision

precisely

In an exact manner

to the letter · on the dot · on the nose · sharp · squarely · dead-on · bang-on · spot-on · just · down to

certainty

precisely

In an exact manner

surely · positively · undoubtedly · unquestionably · indeed · categorically · decidedly · assuredly · unmistakably · conclusively

agreement

precisely

In an exact manner

absolutely · agreed · confirmed · seconded · concurred · endorsed · ratified · acknowledged · validated · assented

emphasis

just

Fair and impartial

literally · very · utterly · completely · totally · entirely · wholly · fully · altogether · perfectly

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Opposites
precision

exactlyapproximately

Close but not exact

roughly · about · imprecisely · inexactly · vaguely

completeness of correspondence

exactlypartially

To an incomplete extent

partly · incompletely · halfway · half · nearly

agreement/affirmation

exactlyno

Opposite of yes

not at all · absolutely not · nay · wrong · incorrect

Phrases
Family

exact, exacting, inexact, exactness, exact change, exacted, exacts, exaction, inexactness

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G