Synonyms for exactness
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Noun
1. Exactitude
exactitude, precision, accuracy, rigor US, rigour UK, nicety, strictness, correctness, fidelity, veracity, particularity, faithfulness, rightness, severity, niceness, scrupulousness, accurateness
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Definitions
- n. 1
The state of being exact.
Forms
- Plural
- exactnesses → exactitudes, precisions, accuracies, rigors…
Example sentences
- accuracy I started doubting the accuracy of his statement.
- precision Flawless precision is required in the measurements.
- rigor We learn to die with a constant rigor throughout a lifetime.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| exactness | falling | |
| accuracy | falling | |
| precision | falling | |
| rigor | rising | |
| exactitude | falling | |
| faultlessness | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- rigor2
- 6 letters
- rigour, nicety3
- 8 letters
- accuracy4, severity4, fidelity4, veracity4, niceness2
- 9 letters
- precision3, rightness2
- 10 letters
- strictness, exactitude4
- 11 letters
- correctness3
- 12 letters
- faithfulness3, accurateness
- 13 letters
- particularity6, faultlessness
- 14 letters
- scrupulousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rigor2 = 2 syllables).