accurate
Free from error
Accurate means correct, precise, or free from error.
An accurate measurement matches the true value.
An accurate description faithfully represents what it describes.
An accurate shot hits its target.
The word implies careful attention to facts or details: The report was accurate in every particular.
Something can be roughly accurate or perfectly accurate depending on how close it comes to truth.
Free from error
- trueAccurate or loyal
- factualGrounded in truth
- verifiableAble to be proven
- authenticVerified as original
valid · truthful · genuine · honest · undistorted · objective · unbiased · faithful
Exactly correct, no error
- spot-onPrecisely correct, informally
- unerringConsistently accurate, unfailing
- calibratedAdjusted for accuracy
- measuredCarefully considered, unhurried
specific · definitive · pinpoint · exacting · strict · rigorous · meticulous · detailed
Exactly correct, no error
- targetedChosen for specific attention
- trueAccurate or loyal
- unerringConsistently accurate, unfailing
- marksmanshipAccuracy in shooting
sharpshooter · bulls-eye · aim · steady · sighted · zeroed · homing · guided
Showing extreme attention to detail
- thoroughComplete in every detail
- painstakingExtremely careful and thorough
- scrupulousThorough and principled
- diligentPersistently attentive to tasks
methodical · conscientious · rigorous · systematic · careful · attentive · exacting · punctilious
Adjusting for measurement accuracy
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- errorFault in communication
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
reliability · reproducible · repeatable · sensitivity · specificity · standardization · variability · fidelity
correct
Free from error
- trueAccurate or loyal
- factualGrounded in truth
- verifiableAble to be proven
authentic · valid · truthful · genuine · honest · undistorted · objective · unbiased · faithful · reliable
precise
Exactly correct, no error
- spot-onPrecisely correct, informally
- unerringConsistently accurate, unfailing
- calibratedAdjusted for accuracy
measured · specific · definitive · pinpoint · exacting · strict · rigorous · meticulous · detailed · fine-tuned
precise
Exactly correct, no error
marksmanship · sharpshooter · bulls-eye · aim · steady · sighted · zeroed · homing · guided · sharpshooting
meticulous
Showing extreme attention to detail
- thoroughComplete in every detail
- painstakingExtremely careful and thorough
- scrupulousThorough and principled
diligent · methodical · conscientious · rigorous · systematic · careful · attentive · exacting · punctilious · assiduous
calibration
Adjusting for measurement accuracy
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- errorFault in communication
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
precision · reliability · reproducible · repeatable · sensitivity · specificity · standardization · variability · fidelity · trueness
- accuracyprecise, correct, right, true, perfect
- precisionprecise, pinpoint, spot-on, dead-on, bang-on
- Precision Wordsprecision, precise, correctness, rigor, fidelity
- quality descriptorsexcellent, good, fair, poor, thorough
- technical adjectivesadjustable, modular, portable, durable, automated
- weapon traitsdamage, range, recoil, durability, lethal
- pinpoint accuracy
- historical accuracyTruthfulness about the past
- shooting accuracyPrecision in hitting targets
- typing accuracyCorrectness of keystrokes
- factual accuracyTruthfulness of claims
- long-range accuracyHitting distant targets reliably
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