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   Ac·cu·rate

   /ˈakyərət/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of information, measurements, statistics, etc.) correct in all details; exact: "accurate information about the illness is essential" Similar correctpreciseexactrighterrorlesserror-freewithout errorfaultlessperfectvalidspecificdetailedminuteexplicitclear-cutword for wordunambiguousmeticulousauthoritativereliablecanonicalinformal:spot onbang onon the moneyfactualfact-basedliteralcorrectfaithfulexactclosetruetruthfulveracioustrue to lifetelling it like it isas it really happenedlifelikeauthenticrealisticfairconvincingcarefulword-perfectstrictconscientiouspunctiliouspainstakingthoroughscrupulousrigorousinformal:on the markon the beamon the nailon the buttonspot onbang onrare:verisimilarveristicveridicalOpposite inaccurateinexactinaccurateloose
   • ▪ (of an instrument or method) capable of giving accurate information: "an accurate thermometer"
   • ▪ faithfully or fairly representing the truth about someone or something: "the portrait is an accurate likeness of Mozart" Similar factualfact-basedliteralcorrectfaithfulexactclosetruetruthfulveracioustrue to lifetelling it like it isas it really happenedlifelikeauthenticrealisticfairconvincingcarefulword-perfectstrictconscientiouspunctiliouspainstakingthoroughscrupulousrigorousinformal:on the markon the beamon the nailon the buttonspot onbang onrare:verisimilarveristicveridicalOpposite inaccurateloose
   • 2. (with reference to a weapon, missile, or shot) capable of or successful in reaching the intended target: "reliable, accurate rifles" Similar well aimedpreciseon targetunerringdeadlylethalsuretrueon the markcarefulmeticulouspainstakingprecisioninch-perfectinformal:spot onbang onOpposite inaccuratewayward

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin accuratus ‘done with care’, past participle of accurare, from ad- ‘towards’ + cura ‘care’.

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