pitch perfect

Musically spot on

Pitch perfect describes flawless musical intonation—singing or playing exactly on pitch.

The phrase extends to anything executed with precision and accuracy: a pitch perfect impression of the president, Her comedic timing was pitch perfect.

Sometimes hyphenated as pitch-perfect, especially before a noun.

Related
  • noteShort written record
  • melodyPleasing sequence of notes
  • harmonyAgreement or musical blend
  • pureUnmixed, without impurities
  • scaleMeasure of relative size

acapella · singing competition · seamlessness · blend · exactitude · sing · intonation · voice · vocal range · ear · tune · dead on · rhythm · tuning · precision · tone deaf · octave · symphony

Categories
Opposites
musical accuracy

pitch perfectoff-key

Wrong pitch, musically

out of tune · flat · tone-deaf · sharp · off-pitch

general precision/flawlessness

pitch perfectimperfect

Having flaws or faults

flawed · inaccurate · imprecise · sloppy · off the mark

Family

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G