PRECISION Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

precision

noun

pri-ˈsi-zhən

as in accuracy

the quality or state of being very accurate the company that measures TV ratings prides itself on the precision of its calculations

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Recent Examples of precision Despite the modeling evidence, no one knows with any precision how many people have actually died from USAID’s closure. —

Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026 Here, up to 20 courses are prepared with ritual precision, from seafood treated with the ikejime (humane fish-slaughtering) method, to rice and wasabi sourced from long-standing Japanese suppliers. —

Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 10 May 2026 Access, governance, operational precision, and the quality of integration into real workflows are all becoming harder to separate from the technology itself. —

Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 8 May 2026 These included one-way attack drones used for precision strikes. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for precision

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Noun

Quijano's team was able to track the orbits of the 15 binary systems to millisecond accuracy.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2026
In a separate homeowner lawsuit in Oklahoma state court, State Farm's lawyers said the company launched an initiative in 2020 to improve the accuracy of its claims-handling practices, including correcting overpayment and underpayment of claims for wind and hail damage.

— Michael Copley, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026