Synonyms for punctual
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Timely — prompt; on time. Of an event, happening at the appointed time
Other
on-time, nice, punctilious, accurate, exact, semelfactive, clocklike, punctiliar
Definitions
- adj. 1
Prompt; on time. Of an event, happening at the appointed time.
Related words
- Word family
- punctuality punctually punctilious punctuate punctuation
Example sentences
- timely You must perform all assignments in a timely manner.
- expeditious There is a more expeditious way we could be doing this.
- accurate The numerical simulations weren't accurate enough.
- punctilious My grandmother was punctilious about table manners.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| punctual | rising | |
| timely | steady | |
| expeditious | falling | |
| accurate | steady | |
| punctilious | steady | |
| semelfactive | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- nice1
- 5 letters
- exact2
- 6 letters
- timely2, prompt1
- 8 letters
- accurate3
- 9 letters
- clocklike
- 10 letters
- seasonable4, punctiliar
- 11 letters
- expeditious4, punctilious4
- 12 letters
- semelfactive
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (exact2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- ponctuel
- Español
- puntual
- Deutsch
- sorgfältig