accurate

Academic Word List, sublist 6.

About 26.74 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Telling the truth or giving a true result; exact; not defective or faulty. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}

   an accurate calculator

2. adjective Deviating only slightly or within acceptable limits.

   My horoscopes I read last week were surprisingly accurate.

3. adjective On course to hit, or successful in hitting, a target; well-aimed.

   an accurate pass

4. adjective Capable of consistently hitting a target, especially using some weapon or tool.

   an accurate marksman

5. adjective Precisely fixed; executed with care; careful.

Similar words

veracious true exact precise straight faithful right close correct dead-on

Often followed by

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Word family

accuracy accurately accurateness accuratenesses