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Antonyms for accurate
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : ak-yer-it |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈæk yər ɪt |
- careless
- counterfeit
- dishonest
- doubtful
- easy-going
- erroneous
- false
- faulty
- general
- imprecise
- improper
- inaccurate
- incomplete
- inconclusive
- incorrect
- indefinite
- inexact
- invalid
- lax
- lenient
- misleading
- mistaken
- questionable
- uncareful
- uncertain
- undetailed
- unreal
- unreliable
- unsuitable
- untrustworthy
- untruthful
- vague
- wrong
Definition of accurate
Origin :- 1610s, "done with care," from Latin accuratus "prepared with care, exact, elaborate," past participle of accurare "take care of," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + curare "take care of" (see cure). The notion of doing something carefully led to that of being exact (1650s). Related: Accurately; accurateness.
- adj precise
- adj correct, without error
- An accurate knowledge of our defects will soonest lead to their cure.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- What the people knows does not matter, were its knowledge ever so accurate.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- But a sober, measured statement you can conclude is accurate.
- Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
- Hast thou heard the saying of Gwiawn, The observer of accurate sight?
- Extract from : « Y Gododin » by Aneurin
- Yes; and no doubt they came to one accurate enough, in the end.
- Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 3. March 1848 » by Various
- The portrait of the author, engraved by Cheney, is the most accurate we have seen.
- Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol. XXXII No. 2. February 1848 » by Various
- He had the classic style, accurate, evenly balanced, and supple.
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
- Such is the finding of the most accurate of Argentine historians.
- Extract from : « Latin America and the United States » by Elihu Root
- These are small matters, perhaps, but your sportsman cannot be too accurate.
- Extract from : « Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 9, 1914 » by Various
- You are most accurate, I said, in your recollection; in music there certainly was nothing of the kind.
- Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
Synonyms for accurate
- absolute
- actual
- authentic
- authoritative
- careful
- certain
- close
- conclusive
- concrete
- correct
- defined
- definite
- definitive
- deft
- detailed
- discriminating
- discriminative
- distinct
- errorless
- exact
- explicit
- factual
- faithful
- faultless
- final
- flawless
- genuine
- infallible
- irrefutable
- judicious
- just
- literal
- matter-of-fact
- methodical
- meticulous
- official
- on the button
- on the money
- on the nose
- particular
- perfect
- proper
- punctilious
- punctual
- regular
- right
- rigid
- rigorous
- scientific
- scrupulous
- severe
- sharp
- skillful
- solid
- specific
- straight
- strict
- systematic
- true
- truthful
- ultraprecise
- undeniable
- undisputed
- unerring
- unimpeachable
- unmistakable
- unquestionable
- unrefuted
- valid
- veracious
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