accurately

adverb

ac·​cu·​rate·​ly ˈa-kyə-rət-lē 

ˈa-k(ə-)rət-, 

ˈa-k(y)ərt-

: in an accurate manner : without mistakes or errors

It is very difficult to predict the weather accurately.

The book's title does not accurately reflect its subject.

For the first time, Europeans could accurately visualize their continent in a way that enabled them to improvise new navigational routes instead of simply going from point to point.

—Julie Rehmeyer

Examples of accurately in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And yet, there the fans were, rally caps on, ready to believe in another mighty comeback—to read heroism into a story that could also be told, perhaps more accurately, in terms of swing decisions and contact points. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026

The arrest report says that Glowacz accurately described the layout of the residence and where the log had been located. — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026

By factoring in the size of the survey area along with the distribution of bears within that area into their calculations, Morin said, the team can more accurately determine the density of the bear population. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026

Sansoni’s study suggests that years of scrolling on Instagram can weaken our ability to rely on these inner signals, essentially weakening our brain’s ability to accurately perceive its own face and body. — Nicole Karlis, Allure, 14 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1581, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for accurately

• inaccurately