getting it right
- accurateConforming to fact
- preciseExactly correct, no error
- correctFree from error
- nailingSecuring with driven fasteners
- perfectWithout any flaw
exact · spot-on · bullseye · flawless · mastery · calibrated · true · hitting · success · aligned · tuned · sharp · meticulous · polished · refined · careful · thorough · nailed
correctness/accuracy
getting it rightmaking a mistake
Acting incorrectly or misjudging
erring · missing the mark · blundering · bungling · screwing up
competence/execution
getting it rightscrewing up
Failing through carelessness
messing up · bungling · botching · fumbling · blowing it
understanding/comprehension
getting it rightmisunderstanding
Failure to grasp meaning
missing the point · misconstruing · misinterpreting · getting the wrong idea · misreading