Synonyms for precise
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Accurate — consistent, clustered close together, agreeing with each other (this does not mean that they cluster near the…
accurate, exact, meticulous, punctilious, strict, correct, scrupulous, true, particular, specific, nice, very, minute, sharp, right, rigorous, refined, close, fine, definite, explicit, neat
Other
well-defined, sensitive, terse, authoritative, microscopic, prim, dead, prudish
Definitions
- adj. 1
Consistent, clustered close together, agreeing with each other (this does not mean that they cluster near the true, correct, or accurate value).
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- Word family
- precisely preciseness precisian
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An account extended to very minute particulars is circumstantial, detailed, particular; an examination so extended is critical, exact, precise.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- accurate The numerical simulations weren't accurate enough.
- exact The exact meaning of metaphysics is controversial.
- meticulous Sami Bakir has been a meticulous investigator.
- punctilious My grandmother was punctilious about table manners.
- sensitive Slavery is still a sensitive subject around here.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| precise | steady | |
| accurate | steady | |
| exact | steady | |
| meticulous | steady | |
| punctilious | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- very2, true1, nice1, fine1, dead1, neat1, prim1
- 5 letters
- right1, close1, exact2, sharp1, terse1
- 6 letters
- minute2, strict1
- 7 letters
- correct2, refined2, prudish2
- 8 letters
- specific3, accurate3, explicit3, definite3, rigorous3
- 9 letters
- sensitive3
- 10 letters
- particular4, meticulous4, scrupulous3
- 11 letters
- microscopic4, punctilious4
- 13 letters
- authoritative5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (very2 = 2 syllables).