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literal
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Adjective
Exactly as stated, word-for-word
Free from exaggeration or distortion
Unsentimental in manner or treatment
Dull or unimaginative in speech or writing
Real or genuine, in accordance with the truth, facts or standards
Noun
(
rare
)
A misprint of a letter
… more ▼
▲
Adjective
▲
Exactly as stated, word-for-word
verbatim
literatim
exact
strict
faithful
undeviating
close
precise
accurate
true
word-for-word
letter-for-letter
line-for-line
word for word
to the letter
not figurative
correct
definite
explicit
veridical
factual
clear-cut
unerring
detailed
veracious
right
authentic
specific
faultless
proper
distinct
spot-on
perfect
particular
genuine
defined
bang on
rigorous
meticulous
thorough
unmistakable
on the button
unambiguous
spot on
careful
clear
scrupulous
punctilious
matter-of-fact
sound
error-free
judicious
rigid
systematic
methodical
dead-on
pinpoint
bona fide
unequivocal
sharp
fair
concrete
undistorted
painstaking
truthful
on the nose
on the money
word-perfect
regular
errorless
just
definitive
solid
deft
skillful
US
discriminating
scientific
discriminative
skilful
UK
punctual
indubitable
lifelike
actual
veritable
express
ultraprecise
impeccable
direct
downright
watertight
dinkum
on the mark
certified
certifiable
on the nail
categorical
on the beam
absolute
certain
dead on
right on
delicate
valid
convincing
realistic
plain
verisimilar
veristic
nice
technical
good
narrow
true to life
admissible
well defined
hard
telling it like it is
fact-based
blow-by-blow
clearly defined
on-target
inch-perfect
as it really happened
unquestionable
complete
conscientious
fastidious
unwavering
stringent
flawless
reliable
infallible
formal
uncompromising
objective
pedantic
simple
crystal clear
nominal
official
refined
mathematical
fine
very
bare
univocal
in depth
hairline
indisputable
undeniable
similar
decisive
surgical
individual
determinate
irrefutable
sure
incontestable
incontrovertible
well-defined
finely tuned
positive
resembling
conclusive
patent
manifest
unassailable
determined
established
set
inarguable
unarguable
unchallengeable
dependable
undisputable
outright
unadulterated
unabridged
unvarnished
unembellished
beyond doubt
beyond question
cut-and-dried
black-and-white
letter for letter
letter-perfect
line for line
line by line
identical
on target
bull's-eye
nailed down
on the numbers
more ❯
“The preacher's word was a
literal
quote from the book of Joshua.”
Adjective
▲
Free from exaggeration or distortion
factual
true
accurate
honest
unvarnished
truthful
hard
correct
genuine
faithful
real
straightforward
veracious
veritable
authentic
objective
unembellished
unexaggerated
actual
documentary
undistorted
unerring
plain
stark
unadulterated
historical
unembroidered
bare
nonfictional
scrupulous
gospel
simple
narrow
bona fide
matter-of-fact
exact
realistic
precise
verifiable
direct
true to life
verbatim
veridical
documented
unelaborated
valid
credible
fact-based
strict
frank
right
unequivocal
explicit
unambiguous
harsh
brutal
reliable
recorded
unquestionable
undisguised
upfront
unqualified
so
blunt
proper
undoubted
legit
dinkum
word for word
kosher
evident
certain
spot-on
like it is
spot on
as true as I'm sitting here
telling it like it is
as it really happened
as true as I'm standing here
on the level
warts and all
undeviating
unabridged
case
undeniable
well-founded
pure
fundamental
naturalistic
non-fictional
real-life
provable
demonstrable
unfaked
transparent
straight
obvious
naked
patent
sheer
manifest
what really happened
on the mark
what actually happened
down-to-earth
logical
confirmable
cogent
bald
in accordance with the facts
on target
absolutely true
on the money
in accordance with reality
errorless
chronicled
attested
cold
close
archival
undeceptive
true-blue
confirmed
verified
historial
historic
bang on
dead-on
on the line
on-target
high-principled
on the nail
on the up and up
in truth
historically accurate
sure
word-based
textual
stylistic
written
lifelike
unadorned
fair
legitimate
circumstantial
concrete
existent
very
verisimilar
veristic
absolute
effective
unprejudiced
scientific
unbiased
forthright
candid
true-to-life
sure-enough
true-life
card-carrying
sincere
outspoken
de facto
straight from horse's mouth
downright
unconcealed
unveiled
raw
open
straight from the shoulder
plain-spoken
for real
open and shut
more ❯
“We have seen that this is the
literal
truth of things.”
Adjective
▲
Unsentimental in manner or treatment
factual
unsentimental
down-to-earth
matter-of-fact
no-nonsense
level-headed
hard-headed
literal-minded
practical
unvarnished
prosaic
realistic
sober
pragmatic
sensible
rational
plain
commonsensical
dull
businesslike
unemotional
straightforward
mundane
hardheaded
flat
earthy
pragmatical
unidealistic
unembellished
dry
deadpan
unimaginative
lifeless
exact
uncreative
unadorned
pedestrian
unimpassioned
emotionless
humdrum
undistorted
unembroidered
unaffected
phlegmatic
straight-thinking
with both feet on the ground
logical
unpoetic
actual
practicable
clear
accurate
truthful
feasible
cold
faithful
prosy
apathetic
naked
serious
impassive
stoic
impersonal
stolid
calm
hard-boiled
cold-blooded
common-sense
reasonable
sound
unromantic
sane
grounded
hard-nosed
balanced
commonsense
astute
shrewd
hard
robust
unfantastic
serious-minded
tough-minded
full of common sense
real
prudent
levelheaded
utilitarian
clear-sighted
with one's feet on the ground
cool
sharp
cool-headed
sharp-witted
clear-thinking
hard-bitten
responsible
common
uncompromising
forceful
firm
vigorous
iron
sturdy
common-sensical
solid
lusty
strong
hearty
stout
more ❯
“When the performer sticks to a bland and
literal
kind of correctness, the listener misses the subtle but essential personal inflection that the interpreter must provide.”
Adjective
▲
Dull or unimaginative in speech or writing
dull
unimaginative
boring
prosaic
pedestrian
prosy
tedious
uninspired
colorless
US
colourless
UK
humdrum
uninspiring
unpoetic
“While generally accurate, the translation is
literal
and unimaginative.”
Adjective
▲
Real or genuine, in accordance with the truth, facts or standards
very
true
real
genuine
actual
authentic
factual
effective
existent
absolute
honest
concrete
unquestionable
certain
precise
accurate
veritable
indubitable
indisputable
undoubted
tangible
undeniable
exact
legitimate
certifiable
veridical
confirmed
sheer
verified
certified
verifiable
evident
intrinsic
pure
valid
incontrovertible
admissible
especial
express
inerrant
proven
sound
strict
unerring
unmistakable
unqualified
watertight
demonstrated
established
incontestable
inescapable
irrefutable
perceptible
substantiated
authenticated
authoritative
palpable
bona fide
de facto
sure-enough
complete
bang on
in every respect
implicit
tacit
virtual
implied
unacknowledged
essential
objective
real-world
realistic
believable
substantial
final
real-life
validated
hard
positive
attested
legit
dinkum
pukka
original
right
echt
pucka
undisputed
sincere
official
bonafide
faithful
kosher
unalloyed
honest-to-goodness
reliable
natural
legal
unaffected
artless
credible
on the level
dependable
total
convincing
fair
earnest
wholehearted
heartfelt
unadulterated
lawful
proper
unfeigned
veracious
unpretentious
good
guileless
simple
dead-on
ingenuous
uncontrived
truthful
unfaked
sure
unpretending
rightful
trusty
undesigning
good-faith
true-blue
real McCoy
genuine article
well-intentioned
well-meant
well-meaning
benevolent
utter
out-and-out
spot-on
thoroughgoing
thorough
perfect
frank
consummate
downright
so
satisfactory
on-target
unmitigated
true-to-life
sterling
live
candid
good faith
unpretended
twenty-four carat
simon-pure
your actual
real thing
conclusive
outright
arrant
untainted
unspoiled
straight
for real
full
true blue
unvarnished
unspoilt
upfront
definitive
deep
immaculate
undistorted
unmistaken
rigorous
solemn
amen
irrefragable
undisputable
undoubting
unquestioned
unforced
unchallengeable
guaranteed
right on
exhaustive
definite
fixed
clear-cut
categorical
unambiguous
uncontested
full-hearted
from the heart
uncontradicted
unarguable
persuasive
accomplished
unanswerable
modest
secure
innocent
naive
open
unimposing
unpresumptuous
unostentatious
hands-down
humble
unassuming
correct
proved
beyond question
beyond a doubt
as sure as eggs is eggs
uncounterfeited
homely
plain
creditable
characteristic
archetypal
typical
regular
archetypical
representative
on the up and up
easy-going
childlike
without airs
laid-back
self-effacing
trustworthy
appropriate
average
dinky-di
standard
normal
direct
fitting
fair dinkum
more ❯
Noun
▲
(
rare
)
A misprint of a letter
misprint
misspelling
typo
erratum
error
mistake
howler
slip
corrigendum
typographical error
printing error
keyboarding error
keying error
typesetting error
typing error
slip of the pen
literal error
blunder
oversight
fault
slipup
omission
solecism
inaccuracy
flaw
blooper
boob
slip-up
typing mistake
typesetting mistake
typographical mistake
keyboarding mistake
printing mistake
keying mistake
slip of the tongue
misstatement
absurdity
misinterpretation
misjudgement
misjudgment
screw-up
foot in the mouth
gaffe
lapse
clanger
goof
misstep
gaff
fluff
stumble
clinker
fumble
flub
miscue
brick
screwup
bobble
trip
miscalculation
bloomer
fail
defect
barry
fallacy
wrong
unfaithfulness
impreciseness
unreliability
wrongness
boo-boo
foul-up
lapsus calami
lapsus linguae
printer's error
failure
faux pas
bungle
misunderstanding
delinquency
pretermission
mispositioning
error of judgment
misarrangement
glitch
misdesign
misalignment
deviation
thinko
slight
misconfiguration
disorder
clerical error
typist's error
mistake in typing
poor configuration
wrong configuration
poor layout
more ❯
“Mr. B., in contending for the integrity of the Hebrew text, is said by his opponents to have affirmed that it cannot contain a
literal
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