Exact
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English
Adjective
Exact (comparative more Exact, superlative most Exact)
- Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect.
- Habitually careful to agree with a standard, a rule, or a promise; accurate; methodical; punctual
- Precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict.
- (algebra, of a sequence of groups connected by homomorphisms) Such that the kernel of one homomorphism is the image of the preceding one.
Verb
Exact (third-person singular simple present Exacts, present participle Exacting, simple past and past participle Exacted)
- (transitive) To demand and enforce the payment or performance of.
- (transitive) To make desirable or necessary.
- (transitive) To forcibly obtain or produce.
Adverbs for Exact
infallibly; strictly; literally; rigorously; scrupulously; painstakingly; punctiliously; mathematically; scientifically; unerringly; meticulously; authentically; absolutely; dependably; terrifyingly; uncannily; monotonously; astonishingly; impartially; ostentatiously; manifestly; graphically; astonishingly; rigidly; inexorably; harshly; cruelly; legally; painfully; strictly; formally.
Synonyms for Exact
- (precisely agreeing): perfect, true, correct, precise
- (precisely or definitely conceived or stated): strict
- spot on, right, proper, particular, punctual, reliable, accurate, careful, methodical, nice, definite, scrupulous, prompt, timely, suitable, meet, appropriate, determinate, adapted, fitting, specific, rigorous, unequivocal, literal.
Antonyms for Exact
- (precisely agreeing): inexact, incorrect, imprecise
- (precisely or definitely conceived or stated): loose
- inaccurate, approximate, wrong, false, untrue, unreliable, careless, inappropriate, unfitting, inexact, indeterminate, unsuitable, indefinite,variable, irregular, untimely, erroneous, loose, deceptive.
Derived terms
exactly; exactness; exact sequence; exactable; exacter; exacting; exactor
Thesaurus
accurate, appreciative, ask, ask for, assess, attentive, badger, be hurting for, be indicated, blackmail, brook no denial, burden with, call for, careful, challenge, charge, charge for, claim, clamor for, close, compel, conscientious, conscionable, constant, consummate, correct, critical, cry for, cry out for, delicate, demand, demanding, detailed, dictate, differential, direct, discriminate, discriminating, discriminative, distinctive, distinguishing, enforce, enjoin, even, exacting, exigent, express, exquisite, extort, extract, faithful, fasten upon, fastidious, faultless, fine, finical, finicking, finicky, force from, freight with, full, fussy, gouge, have occasion for, heedful, identical, impose, impose on, impose upon, indent, inerrable, inerrant, infallible, inflict on, inflict upon, insist on, insist upon, issue an ultimatum, lay, lay on, leave no option, levy, levy blackmail, literal, make a demand, make dutiable, mathematical, methodical, meticulous, micrometrically precise, microscopic, minute, narrow, necessitate, need, nice, oblige, order, order up, orderly, painstaking, particular, perfect, picayune, pinch, pinpoint, place, place an order, precious, precise, precisian, precisianistic, precisionist, precisionistic, prerequire, pro rata, proper, prorate, pry loose from, punctilious, punctual, puristic, put, put down, put in requisition, put on, put upon, refined, religious, religiously exact, rend, rend from, require, requisition, right, rigid, rigorous, rip, rip from, saddle with, scientific, scientifically exact, screw, scrupulous, scrutinizing, selective, selfsame, sensitive, set, severe, shake, shake down, snatch from, special, specific, square, squeeze, stick for, strict, subject to, subtle, tactful, take doing, take no denial, task, tax, tear from, thorough, tithe, true, undeviating, unerring, very, want, want doing, warn, weight down with, wrench, wrench from, wrest, wring, wring from, yoke with
Etymology
From Old French < Medieval Latin exactare, reg. < Latin exactus, perfect passive participle of exigō (“demand, claim as due" or "measure by a standard, weigh, test”) < ex (“out”) + agō (“drive”).
Pronunciation
Translations
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French
Pronunciation
Adjective
Exact m. (f. exacte, m. plural Exacts, f. plural exactes)
Romanian
Etymology
Adjective
Exact
- exact, precise
Adverb
Exact
