word for word

adverb

In exactly the same words (as were originally used); verbatim.

“The two essays were the same, word for word.”

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Meanings

adverb
  1. In exactly the same words (as were originally used); verbatim.

    The two essays were the same, word for word.

    1 more example

    He was able to repeat the entire script word for word.

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbusing exactly the same words

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verbatim
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verbatim

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

French mot à mot
  • mot à motin exactly the same words
Spanish palabra por palabra
  • palabra por palabrain exactly the same words
Turkish kelimesi kelimesine, motamot
  • kelimesi kelimesinein exactly the same words
  • motamotin exactly the same words
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APA

word for word. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/word%20for%20word

MLA

“word for word.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/word%20for%20word. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “word for word,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/word%20for%20word.

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