Close to and Exact

Close to

Close to adverb - (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct.

Exact is an antonym for close to in approximate topic.

Exact

Exact adjective - Being in agreement with the truth or a fact or a standard.

Close to is an antonym for exact.

Both terms in one sentence

  • She close to says these exact words at the end of the book, after working it out.
  • Webcomic / Goblins Presumably that also means that exact conversation has taken place pretty close to that many times.
  • Fanfic / Alexandra Quick Lands Below and Deathly Regiment weren't written that close to 9/11 (2008 and 2010, to be exact), but the similarities are there.
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