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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“It penalizes the very thing that we want, which is we want more employment.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

Yet that is the very thing that Takaichi is proposing.

From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025

If the industry hands itself over to AI actors, it will turn away from the very thing that keeps audiences coming back.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

"Their beauty attracts people who collect and trade shells. So the very thing that makes them different and interesting to me as a scientist is, unfortunately, what's endangering them as well."

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2025

Harry knew he shouldn’t have risen to Dudley’s bait, but Dudley had said the very thing Harry had been thinking himself. . . maybe he didn’t have any friends at Hogwarts.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling

the very thing

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