Antonyms for precise
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : pri-sahys |
| Phonetic Transcription : prɪˈsaɪs |
Definition of precise
Origin :- mid-15c., from Middle French précis "condensed, cut short" (14c.) and directly from Medieval Latin precisus, from Latin praecisus "abrupt, abridged, cut off," past participle of praecidere "to cut off, shorten," from prae "before" (see pre-) + caedere "to cut" (see -cide; for Latin vowel change, see acquisition). Related: Precisely (late 14c.).
- adj exact, accurate
- adj meticulous, fastidious
- I cannot recall the precise amount, but it was not so much as what you call one dollar.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Their precise age and antiquity have been disputed with some acrimony.
- Extract from : « The Dramatic Values in Plautus » by Wilton Wallace Blancke
- For this complaint there is no precise English name; but, alas!
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- The precise occasion of this offence cannot, and need not, be ascertained.
- Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I » by Francis Augustus Cox
- What he wanted to know was the precise area of India in square miles.
- Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling
- Do you think your habits are as precise and methodical as—shall I say as mine are?
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- Thus, little by little, the lady had assumed a precise appearance.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- As I have told you, I have no precise information, I have seen no documents.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- But words are not music; words at least are meant and fitted to carry a precise meaning!
- Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
- My instructions are precise; but the delay, I trust, will be but trifling.
- Extract from : « The Room in the Dragon Volant » by J. Sheridan LeFanu
Synonyms for precise
- absolute
- actual
- careful
- categorical
- ceremonious
- choosy
- circumscribed
- clear-cut
- correct
- decisive
- definite
- determinate
- exact
- explicit
- express
- finicky
- fixed
- formal
- fussy
- genteel
- individual
- inflexible
- limited
- literal
- narrow
- nice
- on the button
- on the money
- on the nose
- particular
- persnickety
- picky
- priggish
- prim
- prissy
- proper
- punctilious
- restricted
- right
- rigid
- rigorous
- scrupulous
- specific
- stickling
- stiff
- strict
- stringent
- stuffy
- uncompromising
- unequivocal
- very
- well-defined
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