Synonyms of precision

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accuracy
• preciseness
• perfection
• exactness
• exactitude
• fidelity
• definiteness
• rigor
• fineness
• truth
• nicety
• veracity
• definitiveness
• accurateness
• delicacy
• rigorousness
• closeness
• ultraprecision
• correctness
• strictness
• subtlety
• rightness
• determinacy
• meticulousness
• fastidiousness
• carefulness
• definitude
• care
• persnicketiness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inaccuracy
• roughness
• imprecision
• approximation
• coarseness
• roundness
• inexactness
• inexactitude
• impreciseness
• carelessness
• wrongness
• incorrectness
• falsity
• guesswork
• looseness
• falseness
• vagueness
• indefiniteness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of precision

Discovery that once required armies of lawyers can now be narrowed with far greater precision. — Will Hausberg, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2026

The second-by-second choreography, with two female helpers directing judges and winners where to stand to the millimeter, added to the clockwork precision. — Mark Schilling, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026

Two truisms confirmed This is not to say the 2026 preelection polls offered precision estimates before returns poured in. — W Joseph Campbell, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2026

The island’s semiconductor, communications equipment, and precision machinery industries are precisely those that will be needed to build the physical systems that can use American AI models. — Lin Chia-Lung, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026