sharpshoot

Fire with precision

To sharpshoot is to fire with great accuracy, or figuratively, to criticize or attack with precision.

A sharpshooting journalist targets specific weaknesses in an argument.

In basketball, a sharpshooter is someone who scores reliably from distance: She's been sharpshooting from beyond the arc all season.

marksmanship

accuracy

Degree of correctness

bullseye · scope · rifle · crosshairs · zeroing · sighting · trajectory · long-range · steady · trigger

expertise

deadeye

Unerring shooter

proficient · specialist · veteran · champion · competition · biathlon · skeet · trap · tournament · medal

sniper

rifle

Long-barreled shoulder weapon

concealment · stealth · perch · hide · ambush · long-range · tactical · reconnaissance · spotter · overwatch

critique

nitpick

Find petty faults

attack · rebut · counter · challenge · scrutinize · dissect · undermine · expose · call-out · takedown

Opposites
precision of fire

sharpshootspray

Dispersed liquid droplets

blast away · pepper · strafe · miss the mark · fumble

targeting approach

sharpshootcarpet bomb

Indiscriminate aerial bombardment

saturate · broadside · shotgun approach · scattershot · shoot from the hip

precision vs. indiscriminate action

sharpshootspray and pray

Uncontrolled automatic fire

spray · miss · shoot from the hip · wing it · fumble

Family

sharpshooter, sharpshooters, sharpshooting

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG