word for word
Letter by letter
Word for word means exactly as written or spoken, with no changes to the language: She repeated his instructions word for word.
It describes precise reproduction rather than paraphrase or summary.
A word-for-word translation renders each word directly rather than capturing the overall sense.
Verbatim written account
- quotationCited passage or price
- dictationOral text for writing
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- recitationOral delivery from memory
literal translation · direct quote · unabridged · unedited · precisely · faithfully · accurately · line by line
Exactly correct, no error
- accurateConforming to fact
- exactPerfectly correct, no deviation
- meticulousShowing extreme attention to detail
- faithfulConsistently loyal and true
scrupulous · rigorous · painstaking · punctilious · detailed · careful · thorough · strict
Exact rendering across languages
- calqueBorrowed phrase translated literally
- interlinearBetween lines of text
- glossShine or annotation
- cribSmall bed with rails
pony · source text · equivalence · bilingual · interpreter · translator · loan translation · transliteration
transcript
Verbatim written account
- quotationCited passage or price
- dictationOral text for writing
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
recitation · literal translation · direct quote · unabridged · unedited · precisely · faithfully · accurately · line by line · rote
precise
Exactly correct, no error
- accurateConforming to fact
- exactPerfectly correct, no deviation
- meticulousShowing extreme attention to detail
faithful · scrupulous · rigorous · painstaking · punctilious · detailed · careful · thorough · strict · exacting
literal translation
Exact rendering across languages
- calqueBorrowed phrase translated literally
- interlinearBetween lines of text
- glossShine or annotation
crib · pony · source text · equivalence · bilingual · interpreter · translator · loan translation · transliteration · decoding
- accuracyaccurate, precise, exact, correct, right
- Reading Termspage turner, cover to cover, read aloud, speed reading, bookworm
- word phrasesbuzzword, catchword, byword, watchword, codeword
- learninglearning, learn, classes, instruction, studying
- copyingcopying, copy, plagiarism, repeating, duplicating
- detailsdetail, particular, specific, fact, point
word for wordparaphrased
Restated using different words
summarized · loosely · approximately · in essence · roughly
word for wordliberally
In generous measure
interpretively · freely · in spirit · idiomatically · dynamically