Synonyms of word for word

word for word

adverb

as in directly

in the same words

you don't have to record the professor's comments word for word in your notes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• directly
• accurately
• exactly
• verbatim
• ad verbum
• precisely
• literally
• identically

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• essentially
• virtually
• basically
• inexactly
• freely
• loosely
• carelessly
• inaccurately
• imprecisely

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of word for word

Rather than following this word for word, let this serve as a rough road map and jumping-off point to inspire your own journey in this magical corner of the planet. —Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 10 June 2024

This, too, is from the novel, almost word for word, and Zaillian uses it as a north star. —Mark Harris, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2024

But the provision at issue repeats, word for word, the language that the Obama administration started using in federal court in March 2009 to delineate existing detention authority. —Carl Levin, Foreign Affairs, 15 Mar. 2012

To have people jumping and going crazy, singing the song word for word in all different parts of the United States. —Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 3 June 2024