bang-on

Spot on, mate

Bang-on means exactly right or perfectly accurate.

Primarily British: Your estimate was bang-on, That's a bang-on description of what happened.

The phrase suggests hitting a target dead center.

As an adverb, it modifies verbs of accuracy: She arrived bang-on at noon.

accurate

exact

Perfectly correct, no deviation

unerring · pinpoint · perfect · faultless · true · faithful · meticulous · definitive · reliable · valid

timing

punctual

Arriving when scheduled

clockwork · split-second · well-timed · timely · precise · exact · sharp

excellent

perfect

Without any flaw

outstanding · brilliant · top-notch · first-rate · stellar · fantastic · exceptional · phenomenal · splendid · marvelous

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Opposites
accuracy/precision

bang-onway off

Extremely inaccurate

off the mark · wide of the mark · inaccurate · imprecise · off-target

correctness

bang-onwrong

Contrary to fact

incorrect · mistaken · erroneous · false · dead wrong

Family

bang, on, bangs, banged, banging, banger, bangers

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Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G