Synonyms for accuracy
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Noun
Definitions
- n. 1
The state of being accurate; being free from error; exactness; correctness
Forms
- Plural
- accuracies → precisions, exactnesses, correctnesses, veracities…
Example sentences
- precision Flawless precision is required in the measurements.
- correctness He is vehemently opposed to political correctness.
- veracity Courts examine the veracity of witness testimony.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| accuracy | falling | |
| precision | falling | |
| correctness | steady | |
| veracity | rising | |
| exactness | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- truth1
- 6 letters
- nicety3
- 8 letters
- severity4, fidelity4, veracity4, niceness2
- 9 letters
- precision3, rightness2, exactness
- 10 letters
- strictness, exactitude4
- 11 letters
- correctness3, punctuality5
- 12 letters
- faithfulness3, truthfulness3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (nicety3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- justesse
- Español
- precisión
- Deutsch
- Genauigkeit