SPOT-ON Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

spot-on

adjective

ˈspät-ˈän

Definition of spot-on

as in accurate

being in agreement with the truth or a fact or a standard for an inside mount for window blinds, your measurements had better be spot-on

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as in precise

meeting the highest standard of accuracy a spot-on prediction of the movie's gross on its opening weekend

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Recent Examples of spot-on Hayden — plucky and determined and perfectionist, spending hours practicing her skating and utterly focused on getting every acting take spot-on and truthful. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026 The leading men were outfitted with head-turning wigs and conspicuous facial hair, as well as spot-on replicas of the group's Tommy Nutter suits and denim ensembles. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026 The same year that Strong announced her own exit from the show after 11 seasons, Fineman debuted a battery of spot-on impressions of veteran cast members — Strong included. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 30 July 2026 Three years for a guy with his knee history is a little precarious, but the annual money is spot-on for someone of his ability and impact. — Zach Harper, New York Times, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for spot-on

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Adjective

Iran’s long-range, highly accurate Shahed-136 attack drones — flying fiberglass triangles that cost about $35,000 each — have helped Tehran hold off the world’s most powerful military.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 28 Sep. 2026
Even so, Mejia wants more information to be sure that those reports are accurate, especially because the city previously agreed to help cover any deficit should the Games lose money.

— James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of accurate

Adjective

Our wine ages for a full year in French oak, where the wood’s precise porosity allows just the right exchange with oxygen — softening the wine, concentrating its aromas and flavours, building complexity no machine can replicate.

— Peter Hahn, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
Each enters the room at a precise point in the story, with its timing, intensity and duration considered in relation to what guests are seeing, hearing and tasting.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of precise

Adjective

College Principal Robert Wafula said the training ensures the correct message is taught to congregations and has helped in other countries such as Rwanda, where the government closed 70 Quaker churches in a recent crackdown led by untrained pastors.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Use the correct amount of detergent, and avoid using more than is necessary to prevent product buildup that can cause odor and make the towels feel stiff.

— Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of correct

Adjective

The same mathematical framework applies to 2D materials like hexagonal boron nitride and molybdenum trioxide, which host hybrid light-matter excitations called hyperbolic phonon polaritons.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
This was, just like the reappearance of the same hand of cards, a mathematical problem of probability, the calculation of chance.

— Artforum, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of mathematical

Adjective

In a world where true-crime shows of both the fictional and nonfictional variety run rampant on our screens, that’s probably not a bad corporate strategy.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
In Cuba, for instance, the single format is dominant, and very few artists have dared to create a true concept album.

— Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of true

Adjective

Lisa finding peace was a good start to a fresh start, but clearly there’s more work to be done.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
Its onboard offerings, wide array of itineraries and shore excursions—particularly those that are food and wine-driven—easily combine education, adventure, and good fun.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026

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