word-for-word

adjective

Using exactly the same words (as were originally used).

“His essay was a word-for-word copy of one on the Internet.”

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Meanings

adjectiveword-for-word (not comparable)
  1. not comparableUsing exactly the same words (as were originally used).

    His essay was a word-for-word copy of one on the Internet.

    Synonyms: exact, verbatim, ad verbum

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveUsing exactly the same words (as were originally used).

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exactverbatimad verbum
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Translations

Bulgarian досло́вен
  • досло́вен (doslóven)using exactly the same words as were originally used
Chinese Mandarin 逐字, 逐字逐句
  • 逐字 (zhúzì)using exactly the same words as were originally used
  • 逐字逐句 (zhúzìzhújù)using exactly the same words as were originally used
Danish ordret
  • ordretusing exactly the same words as were originally used
Esperanto laŭvorta
  • laŭvortausing exactly the same words as were originally used
Finnish sanasta sanaan
  • sanasta sanaanusing exactly the same words as were originally used
French mot à mot, mot pour mot
  • mot à motusing exactly the same words as were originally used
  • mot pour motusing exactly the same words as were originally used
German wortwörtlich
  • wortwörtlichusing exactly the same words as were originally used
Greek λέξη προς λέξη, επί λέξει
  • λέξη προς λέξη (léxi pros léxi)using exactly the same words as were originally used
  • επί λέξει (epí léxei)using exactly the same words as were originally used
  • κατά λέξη (katá léxi)using exactly the same words as were originally used
Icelandic orðréttur, orðrétt
  • orðrétturusing exactly the same words as were originally used
  • orðréttusing exactly the same words as were originally used
Norwegian Bokmål ordrett
  • ordrettusing exactly the same words as were originally used
Polish dosłowny
  • dosłownyusing exactly the same words as were originally used
Russian досло́вный
  • досло́вный (doslóvnyj)using exactly the same words as were originally used
Scottish Gaelic facal air an fhacal
  • facal air an fhacalusing exactly the same words as were originally used
Spanish al pie de la palabra
  • al pie de la palabrausing exactly the same words as were originally used
Swedish ordagrann
  • ordagrannusing exactly the same words as were originally used
Cite this entry
APA

word-for-word. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/word-for-word

MLA

“word-for-word.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/word-for-word. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “word-for-word,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/word-for-word.

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