Accurate
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English
Adjective
Accurate (comparative more Accurate, superlative most Accurate)
- In exact or careful conformity to truth, or to some standard of requirement, the result of care or pains; free from failure, error, or defect; exact; as, an accurate calculator; an accurate measure; accurate expression, knowledge, etc.
- (obsolete) Precisely fixed; executed with care; careful.
Adverbs for Accurate
absolutely; dependably; awfully; terrifyingly; scrupulously; tolerably; unfailingly; remarkably; strictly; uncannily; meticulously; monotonously; veritably; disturbingly; nakedly; essentially; unimpeachably; rigidly; mathematically; scientifically; carefully; particularly; astonishingly; insatiably; avidly; impartially; ostentatiously; punctiliously.
Synonyms for Accurate
correct, exact, just, nice, particular, trustworthy, certain, precise, sure, right, authoritative, reliable.
Antonyms for Accurate
inaccurate, erroneous, questionable, doubtful, mistaken, wrong, false, untruthful, uncertain, vague, erring, astray, unreliable.
Derived terms
Thesaurus
correct; critical; dead right; delicate; demanding; dependable; detailed; differential; discriminate; discriminating; discriminative; distinctive; distinguishing; exact; exacting; exigent; exquisite; fastidious; faultless; fine; finical; finicking; finicky; flawless; fussy; just; just right; letter-perfect; meticulous; minute; narrow; nice; okay; on the mark; particular; perfect; precise; precisianistic; precisionistic; proper; punctilious; punctual; refined; reliable; religious; right; rigid; rigorous; scrupulous; scrutinizing; selective; sensitive; straight; straight-up-and-down; strict; subtle; tactful; unerring; absolute; all right; appreciative; attentive; authentic; careful; close; conscientious;
Etymology
From Latin accūrātus, perfect past participle of accūrō (“take care of”); from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + cūrō (“take care”), from cūra (“care”). See cure.
Pronunciation
Notes
- We speak of a thing as correct with reference to some rule or standard of comparison; as, a correct account, a correct likeness, a man of correct deportment.
- We speak of a thing as accurate with reference to the care bestowed upon its execution, and the increased correctness to be expected therefrom; as, an accurate statement, an accurate detail of particulars.
- We speak of a thing as exact with reference to that perfected state of a thing in which there is no defect and no redundancy; as, an exact coincidence, the exact truth, an exact likeness.
- We speak of a thing as precise when we think of it as strictly conformed to some rule or model, as if cut down thereto; as a precise conformity instructions; precisely right; he was very precise in giving his directions.
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Dutch
Adjective
accurate
- The inflected formFAQ of accuraat.</span>
Italian
Adjective
Accurate (feminine plural)
- feminine plural form of accurato
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Latin
Etymology
From accūrātus (“elaborate, exact”)
