Synonyms of spot-onnext
: exactly correct
a spot-on impersonation

Examples of spot-on in a Sentence

for an inside mount for window blinds, your measurements had better be spot-on a spot-on prediction of the movie's gross on its opening weekend
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The casting of the actors playing the younger versions of the real people is so spot-on that the fiction scenes gel seamlessly with the interviews, while the film is peppered with fragments of educational documentaries about AIDS from the era. Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 25 May 2026 Its satirical aim feels spot-on. Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 17 May 2026 However, that 84th-minute goal from Savinho, securing a 3-0 victory, meant a precious spot-on prediction for six-year-old Wilfred instead, taking our boy-wonder to within three. Oliver Kay, New York Times, 15 May 2026 Throughout her seven-year stint on SCTV, O'Hara also did wiggy yet spot-on impersonations of Meryl Streep, Katharine Hepburn, Lucille Ball and more. Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for spot-on

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of spot-on was in 1936

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“Spot-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spot-on. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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