spot-on

adjective

ˈspät-ˈän 

: exactly correct

a spot-on impersonation

Synonyms of spot-on

• accurate
• correct
• true
• good

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

Recent Examples on the Web

But spot-on precision, while enviable, is not what polls can be expected to produce, considering the many ways error can infiltrate opinion surveys. — W Joseph Campbell, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2026

Its high-quality, ammonia-free pigments are so spot-on that it's won five Best of Beauty Awards and four Readers' Choice Awards to date—no big deal. — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 1 Nov. 2026

Temperatures were spot-on average across California this past weekend, but cooler air will arrive this week and create a window for rain as Halloween nears. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2026

In much the same scenario as the Valkyries and having won Game 1 at home, the Warriors were trailing 2-1 to the Cavs when Kerr turned to defensive star Iguodala to start Game 4 and the spot-on switch helped swing the NBA Finals. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for spot-on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon