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Synonym Chooser

How is the word accurate different from other adjectives like it?

Some common synonyms of accurate are correct, exact, nice, precise, and right. While all these words mean "conforming to fact, standard, or truth," accurate implies fidelity to fact or truth attained by exercise of care.

an accurate description

When might correct be a better fit than accurate?

Although the words correct and accurate have much in common, correct usually implies freedom from fault or error.

correct answers
socially correct dress

In what contexts can exact take the place of accurate?

While the synonyms exact and accurate are close in meaning, exact stresses a very strict agreement with fact, standard, or truth.

exact measurements

When is it sensible to use nice instead of accurate?

The words nice and accurate can be used in similar contexts, but nice stresses great precision and delicacy of adjustment or discrimination.

makes nice distinctions

How do precise and exact relate to one another, in the sense of accurate?

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

precise calibration

How are the words right and correct related as synonyms of accurate?

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

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of accurate Prices were accurate at the time of publication but may change. Christine Persaud, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025 In real life, the sequence of events between Gacy and Amirante is accurate, as Gacy did mislead Amirante into representing him. Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025 The intent is to make the company’s LCA more accurate and easily comparable. Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 20 Oct. 2025 Did your tree live up to your expectations and was the size accurate? Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for accurate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accurate
Adjective
  • The pool of possible questions was raised to 128, and the requirement for correct answers raised to 12 out of 20 asked.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Most restaurants correct violations at the time of the original inspection or shortly after.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • In my experience, this is especially true in the lonely hours of the night while struggling with chronic pain.
    Joni Eareckson Tada, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • For most Galatasaray supporters, domestic titles were never the true measure of success; Europe was.
    The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Slow solvent evaporation causes particle clumping and pore collapse, weakening the precise structures required for efficient energy storage.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2025
  • For the creation of wonderful characters and a story that feels spontaneous yet precise in its depiction of power, its moral dilemmas, and the absurd contradictions with the human condition.
    Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Non-perishable items or foods that last a long time in the fridge can be good options.
    Merve Ceylan, Health, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The baby, who initially made good progress after the surgery, died 20 days later.
    Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The 19th-century sailing ship with authentic rigging was built in a parking lot outside their Toronto studio, with an ice esplanade to get up to it.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
  • What is no longer in alignment with your truth will be stripped away so that something authentic can take root.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Cosmologists and mathematical physicists often seek ways to circumvent the theorem, looking to quantum gravity (or other non-standard scenarios) to break us out of the requirements that general relativity imposes.
    Big Think, Big Think, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Earlier this year, similar mathematical models flagged unusual betting on individual pitches thrown by Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Louis Ortiz.
    Dian Zhang, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • For centuries, the wreck becomes the stuff of legends, with only the remote indigenous Guna Yala tribe privy to its exact location.
    Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The Paris digs are infinitely sleeker, dimly lit, and darkly appointed, but the food is more or less an exact replica.
    Rob Haskell, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • This careful tiptoeing is probably because the scissor artwork was never meant to be sold at a wider scale.
    Samantha Allen, Them., 24 Oct. 2025
  • Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Accurate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accurate. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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