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Definition of exactly : In an exact manner; precisely according to a rule, standard, or fact; accurately; strictly; correctly; nicely.

Synonyms:

merely, on the nose, on the dot, precise, just, flush, simply, same, even, direct, smack, scarcely, squarely, fair, barely, dead, only, straight, directly, scarce, just now, but, right, smack-dab, bang, square, incisively, hardly, on the button

precisely, correctly, rightly, suitably, validly, accurately

meticulously, specifically, strictly, properly, definitely

authentically, literally, prosaically, explicitly, actually

Usage examples:

• " He told me exactly how it happened, but I don't remember. - "A Top-Floor Idyl", George van Schaick.
• Do you want to tell me exactly what you found out? - "Operation Terror", William Fitzgerald Jenkins.
• I don't see exactly, Mr. Sunderline. - "The Other Girls", Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney.