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precision

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of precision

the quality or state of being very accurate

the company that measures TV ratings prides itself on the precision of its calculations

Synonyms of precision

accuracy, accurateness, closeness, delicacy, exactitude, exactness, fineness, nicety, perfection, preciseness, rigor, rigorousness, ultraprecision, veracity

Words Related to precision

correctness, fidelity, rightness, strictness, truth

definiteness, definitiveness, definitude, determinacy

nicety, subtlety

care, carefulness, fastidiousness, meticulousness, persnicketiness

Near Antonyms of precision

approximation, roundness

falseness, falsity, incorrectness, wrongness

carelessness, guesswork, looseness

indefiniteness, vagueness

Antonyms of precision

coarseness, impreciseness, imprecision, inaccuracy, inexactitude, inexactness, roughness

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