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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Nikhil got Manchester City’s 2-0 over Wolves spot-on and another four correct results, as well as picking up two bonus points along the way. Oliver Kay, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026 While Bridgerton may not be the most historically accurate period drama of all time, plenty of its depictions of life in Regency era London are spot-on. Emma Banks, InStyle, 29 Jan. 2026 If conditions are not spot-on, seeds will languish in the soil for weeks or may not germinate at all. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Jan. 2026 But then the streak of box office hits came, and today’s 30 Oscar noms further underscores how your gut and decisions were spot-on right. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 Jan. 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 11 Feb. 2026.

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