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accurate

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of accurate

1 being in agreement with the truth or a fact or a standard

an accurate count of the number of people coming to the wedding reception

Synonyms of accurate

bang on [chiefly British], correct, dead-on, exact, good, on-target, precise, proper, right, so, spot-on, true, veracious

Words Related to accurate

legitimate, logical, sound, valid

errorless, faultless, flawless, impeccable, inerrant, infallible, letter-perfect, perfect

rigorous, strict, stringent

Phrases Synonymous with accurate

on target, on the money

Near Antonyms of accurate

defective, faulty, flawed, imperfect

Antonyms of accurate

false, improper, inaccurate, incorrect, inexact, off, untrue, wrong

2 following an original exactly

an accurate translation of the original story

Synonyms of accurate

authentic, exact, faithful, precise, right, strict, true, veracious

Words Related to accurate

lifelike, realistic

careful, conscientious, meticulous, punctilious, scrupulous

authoritative

bona fide, genuine, real, veridical

Near Antonyms of accurate

careless, slack, slipshod, slovenly

erroneous, incorrect, invalid, off, unsound, untrue, untruthful, wrong

Antonyms of accurate

corrupt, corrupted, false, imprecise, inaccurate, inauthentic, inexact, loose, unfaithful

3 meeting the highest standard of accuracy

an accurate thermometer

accurate measurements

Synonyms of accurate

close, delicate, exact, fine, hairline, mathematical, pinpoint, precise, refined, rigorous, spot-on

Words Related to accurate

correct, right, strict, true

definite, definitive

nice, subtle

careful, fastidious, finical, finicky, meticulous

Near Antonyms of accurate

approximate, round

false, incorrect, untrue, wrong

careless, loose

indefinite, unclear, vague

doubtful, dubious, questionable, unreliable, untrustworthy

Antonyms of accurate

coarse, imprecise, inaccurate, inexact, rough

Synonym Discussion of accurate

correct, accurate, exact, precise, nice, right mean conforming to fact, standard, or truth. correct usually implies freedom from fault or error.

- correct answers
- socially correct dress

accurate implies fidelity to fact or truth attained by exercise of care.

- an accurate description

exact stresses a very strict agreement with fact, standard, or truth.

- exact measurements

precise adds to exact an emphasis on sharpness of definition or delimitation.

- precise calibration

nice stresses great precision and delicacy of adjustment or discrimination.

- makes nice distinctions

right is close to correct but has a stronger positive emphasis on conformity to fact or truth rather than mere absence of error or fault.

- the right thing to do

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