Antonyms for on nose
Grammar : Adj, adv |
Spell : nohz |
Phonetic Transcription : noÊŠz |
- ambiguous
- apathetic
- biased
- blunt
- calming
- careless
- confused
- corrupt
- counterfeit
- crass
- crude
- delayed
- dishonest
- doubtful
- doubtfully
- dubiously
- dull
- easy-going
- equivocal
- erroneous
- evil
- false
- faulty
- flawed
- flexible
- fuzzy
- general
- gentle
- immoral
- imperfect
- implicit
- imprecise
- imprecisely
- improper
- inaccurate
- inaccurately
- inadmissible
- inapplicable
- inappropriate
- incompatible
- incomplete
- incompletely
- incorrect
- indefinite
- indistinct
- inequitable
- inexact
- inexactly
- inopportune
- insane
- insignificant
- invalid
- irrelevant
- kind
- late
- later
- lax
- left
- lenient
- lethargic
- loose
- mad
- mild
- misbehaving
- misleading
- mistaken
- negligent
- nice
- not certain
- not sure
- objectionable
- obscure
- obscured
- partially
- questionable
- questionably
- slipshod
- slow
- sluggish
- soothing
- stupid
- substandard
- tardy
- tolerant
- trivial
- unacceptable
- unbecoming
- uncareful
- uncertain
- unclear
- unconventional
- undetailed
- unfair
- unfit
- unfitting
- unfixed
- unhealthy
- unimportant
- unjust
- unprepared
- unreal
- unrelated
- unreliable
- unseemly
- unskilled
- unspecific
- unsuitable
- unsuited
- unsure
- untrue
- untrustworthy
- untruthful
- unwilling
- vague
- wrong
- yielding
Definition of on nose
Origin :- "perceive the smell of," 1570s; "pry, search," 1640s, from nose (n.). Related: Nosed; nosing.
- As in appropriate : adj suitable
- As in apropos : adj relevant, suitable
- As in pertinent : adj relevant, suitable
- As in pointed : adj penetrating, biting
- As in precise : adj exact, accurate
- As in prompt : adj early, responsive
- As in proper : adj conventional, correct
- As in punctual : adj on time
- As in relevant : adj appropriate; to the purpose
- As in right : adj accurate, precise
- As in befitting : adj appropriate
- As in accurate : adj precise
- As in veridical : adj accurate
- As in correct : adj accurate, exact
- As in dead-on : adj exactly correct
- As in explicit : adj specific, unambiguous
- As in fitting : adj appropriate, suitable
- As in germane : adj appropriate
- As in applicable : adj appropriate
- As in absolutely : adv certainly, without question
- As in positively : adv absolutely, definitely
- As in precisely : adv exactly, just
- As in on the nose : adv exactly
- As in right on the button : adv exactly
- As in exactly : adv accurately, particularly
Synonyms for on nose
- absolute
- absolutely
- absolutely right
- accepted
- accordant
- according to Hoyle
- accurate
- accurately
- acid
- actual
- actually
- acute
- ad rem
- adapted
- admissible
- akin
- alert
- allied
- allowable
- altogether
- amen
- applicable
- applicative
- applicatory
- apposite
- appropriate
- appurtenant
- apropos
- apt
- arrant
- as well
- associable
- assuredly
- authentic
- bang
- barbed
- becoming
- befitting
- behooving
- belonging
- beseeming
- boiled down
- bona fide
- brisk
- bulls-eye
- by the book
- calling a spade a spade
- careful
- carefully
- categorical
- categorically
- certain
- certainly
- circumscribed
- clean-cut
- clear
- clear-cut
- close
- cognate
- come hell or high water
- comme il faut
- compatible
- complete
- completely
- concerning
- conclusively
- concrete
- conformant
- conforming
- congruent
- congruous
- connected
- conscientious
- conscionable
- consistent
- consonant
- constant
- consummate
- convenient
- cooking with gas
- correct
- correctly
- correlated
- correspondent
- customary
- cutting
- cyclic
- dead on
- dead-center
- decent
- decidedly
- decisive
- decisively
- decorous
- defined
- definite
- definitely
- definitive
- deft
- dependable
- deserved
- desirable
- desired
- detailed
- determinate
- direct
- discriminating
- discriminative
- distinct
- doubtless
- doubtlessly
- due
- eager
- early
- easily
- efficient
- emphatically
- equitable
- established
- even
- exact
- exactly
- expeditious
- explicit
- explicitly
- express
- expressly
- factual
- faithful
- faithfully
- faultless
- faultlessly
- felicitous
- firmly
- fit
- fitting
- fixed
- flat
- flat out
- flawless
- for a fact
- for certain
- for sure
- formal
- frank
- free of error
- fussy
- genuine
- germane
- good
- happy
- harmonious
- having direct bearing on
- having to do with
- heedful
- immaculate
- immediate
- impeccable
- important
- in a nutshell
- in every respect
- in good time
- incisive
- indeed
- individual
- indubitable
- indubitably
- inerrant
- infallible
- insinuating
- instant
- instantaneous
- judicious
- just
- just so
- just what was ordered
- keen
- kindred
- kosher
- laid on the line
- legit
- legitimate
- limited
- literal
- literally
- lucid
- material
- matter-of-fact
- meaty
- meet
- methodical
- methodically
- meticulous
- narrow
- nice
- no catch
- no holds barred
- no ifs ands or buts
- no kicker
- no mistake
- no strings attached
- obvious
- okay
- on schedule
- on target
- on the ball
- on the beam
- on the button
- on the dot
- on the mark
- on the money
- on the nail
- on the nose
- on the right track
- on time
- on track
- open
- opportune
- orthodox
- out-and-out
- outspoken
- painstaking
- particular
- pat
- patent
- perfect
- periodic
- perspicuous
- pertaining
- pertaining to
- pertinent
- pinpoint
- plain
- plumb
- pointful
- positive
- positively
- precise
- precisely
- pregnant
- prompt
- proper
- punctilious
- punctual
- quick
- quite
- rapid
- ready
- real
- really
- really truly
- recurrent
- referring
- regular
- related
- relating
- relative
- relevant
- reliable
- restricted
- right
- right as rain
- right on
- right stuff
- right to it
- right-on
- righteous
- rightful
- rigid
- rigorous
- rigorously
- sarcastic
- satisfactory
- scientific
- scrupulous
- scrupulously
- seasonable
- seemly
- severe
- severely
- sharp
- short-and-sweet
- significant
- skillful
- smack
- smack-dab
- smart
- solemn
- solid
- sound
- specific
- specifically
- speedy
- square
- squarely
- stated
- steady
- stone
- straight out
- straightforward
- strict
- strictly
- stringent
- suitable
- suited
- sure
- sure as can be
- sure as hell
- sure enough
- sure thing
- surely
- swift
- systematic
- tailor-made
- tart
- telling
- that's the idea
- that's the ticket
- the ticket
- the very thing
- thoroughgoing
- timely
- to a tee
- to the point
- to the purpose
- totally
- trenchant
- true
- truly
- truthful
- truthfully
- ultraprecise
- unambiguously
- unconditionally
- undeniably
- under the wire
- understandable
- undistorted
- undoubted
- undoubtedly
- unequivocal
- unequivocally
- unerring
- unerringly
- unhesitating
- unmistakable
- unmistakably
- unmistaken
- unqualified
- unquestionably
- unreserved
- useful
- usual
- utter
- utterly
- valid
- veracious
- veraciously
- veridical
- veritable
- very
- very accurate
- vigilant
- watchful
- watertight
- weighty
- well-aimed
- well-defined
- well-suited
- well-timed
- what the doctor ordered
- wholly
- wide-awake
- willing
- with certainty
- without qualification
- yes
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