precisely

ADVERB

exactly, just

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absolutely accurately as well correctly literally specifically squarely strictly

WEAK

definitely even expressly for a fact for sure just so no ifs ands or buts no mistake on the button on the money on the nose plumb right sharp smack smack-dab square sure sure thing the ticket the very thing to a tee yes

Antonyms

WEAK

imprecisely questionably unsure

Example Sentences

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"The overwhelming majority of eclipsing binaries are tight binaries and are precisely the systems around which we most expect to find transiting circumbinary planets."

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

But in games, the art lies precisely in how much pleasure is generated for the player.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

It is difficult to know precisely how many asylum applications might be fabricated.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

The court has invalidated far less novel exercises of government power on precisely those grounds.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

But perhaps it was precisely because I slept deeply that I found myself in the middle of a nightmare.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

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