exactly

Questions about exactly

What does exactly mean?

exactly means "indicating exactness or preciseness". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in exactly?

exactly has 3 syllables: ex-act-ly. The stress falls on "act". In IPA it is /ɪɡˈzæktli/.

What is another word for exactly?

Close synonyms include precisely, just, properly, precisely, on the nose. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of exactly?

The recorded antonyms are inexactly.

Is exactly a common word?

exactly is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.