WORD FOR WORD Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

word for word

adverb

Definition of word for word

as in directly

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

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Recent Examples of word for word That evening, during the prime-time news on Channel 12, a military reporter named Nir Dvori relayed the story nearly word for word. — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026 The names and phone numbers change, but much of the sales pitch remains almost word for word. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Planck himself sat in the audience, wearing his chauffeur’s hat, as his driver delivered the familiar speech word for word. — Ryan Hawk, Fortune, 20 July 2026 The finished product appeared to show Kerr reciting the song nearly word for word over the course of the season. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for word for word

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He was stretchered off, his body immobilized against a backboard, and he was taken directly to Grady Memorial Hospital.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 22 Oct. 2026
The new technology instead places the diamond directly inside a laser cavity.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of directly

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If these agents can book accurately, respect budgets and manage the small headaches, the behavior change spreads into other categories fast.

— Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2026
And an unresolved mystery throughout the documentary is whether the New York Times accurately quoted Holmes in a 2023 profile.

— Andrew McGowan, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026

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