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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To precisely position the sensing components, the team built DNA tetrahedrons, which are small pyramid shaped nanostructures formed entirely from DNA.

From Science Daily

When he arrived in Berlin in 2022, he spoke precisely zero German.

From The Wall Street Journal

Which is precisely what the Games had lacked for so long.

From The Wall Street Journal

Compass is invoking that framework to defend a practice that does precisely the opposite.

From The Wall Street Journal

Why do we spend money on precisely the day when these goods and services are most expensive?

From The Wall Street Journal

precisely

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