the very thing

ADVERB

absolutely

Synonyms

STRONGEST

actually categorically definitely doubtless exactly positively precisely really surely truly unconditionally unquestionably

WEAK

come hell or high water conclusively decidedly decisively easily for sure no ifs ands or buts no strings attached on the button on the money on the nose right on straight out sure as can be sure as hell sure enough unambiguously

Antonyms

STRONGEST

doubtfully dubiously questionably uncertain

WEAK

doubtfully

ADVERB

precisely

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 to a tee yes

Antonyms

WEAK

imprecisely questionably unsure

Example Sentences

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Now, the 29-year-old comic is back, using the very thing that derailed him - humour - as his way of reclaiming the spotlight.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

His just-in-time epiphany leads him to do the very thing he has spent his whole career eschewing: substitute a simple calculus of immediate military advantage for legalistic code.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

Snook was dealing with the kind of calculations that mothers have to make all the time, the very thing the show itself is addressing.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

People aren’t just labor inputs into a production function; they are the very thing that makes the economic pie grow.

From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025

That would be his job, to fight against the very thing that might prevent his staying here.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury

the very thing

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