accurate

adjective

ac·cu·rate | \ ˈa-kyə-rət

, ˈa-k(ə-)rət \

Essential Meaning of accurate

1 : free from mistakes or errors The model is accurate down to the tiniest details. an accurate account/record/report/description See More ExamplesHer novel is historically accurate. He needed a more accurate [=precise] term to describe the procedure. an accurate throw/shot [=a throw/shot that does not miss its target]Hide

2 : able to produce results that are correct : not making mistakes an accurate reporter an accurate measuring device The machines were not yet accurate enough to give useful results.

Full Definition of accurate

1 : free from error especially as the result of care an accurate diagnosis

2 : conforming exactly to truth or to a standard : exact providing accurate color

3 : able to give an accurate result an accurate gauge

4 : going to, reaching, or hitting the intended target : not missing the target an accurate shot/kick The next play, Johnson fielded a sharp grounder and made an accurate throw to first.— Joe Smith

5 : tending to hit the intended target an accurate free-throw shooter

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Synonyms & Antonyms for accurate

Synonyms

bang on
[chiefly British],
correct,
dead-on,
exact,
good,
on-target,
precise,
proper,
right,
so,
spot-on,
true,
veracious

Antonyms

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correct, accurate, exact, precise, nice, right mean conforming to fact, standard, or truth. correct usually implies freedom from fault or error. correct answers socially correct dress accurate implies fidelity to fact or truth attained by exercise of care. an accurate description exact stresses a very strict agreement with fact, standard, or truth. exact measurements precise adds to exact an emphasis on sharpness of definition or delimitation. precise calibration nice stresses great precision and delicacy of adjustment or discrimination. makes nice distinctions 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

Examples of accurate in a Sentence

The model is accurate down to the tiniest details. Her novel is historically accurate. The machines were not yet accurate enough to give useful results.

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