Correct and Exactly right

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

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Exactly right and correct are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Exactly right" instead an adverb "Correct".

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Correct and exactly right are semantically related. You can use "Correct" instead the phrase "Exactly right" as an adjective or an adverb.

In Down Periscope, the diving officer screws up her maneuvering early in the film, but then in the crucial moment near the end gets it exactly right thanks to the captain Obfuscating Stupidity and giving incorrect orders to induce her to jump in with the correct ones.

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Exactly right or Correct. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/correct/exactly_right.

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