spot on

Bullseye, in slang

Spot on means exactly right or perfectly accurate.

The phrase is British in origin but widely used: Your analysis was spot on.

It can modify nouns: a spot-on impression of the president.

The image is of hitting the precise center of a target.

accuracy

accurate

Conforming to fact

correctFree from error
exactPerfectly correct, no deviation
preciseExactly correct, no error

right · unerring · pinpoint · bulls-eye · perfect · faultless · flawless · error-free · true · faithful

colloquial

nailed it

Succeeded completely, emphatically

bullseyeExact center target
bingoNumber-matching game of chance
hit the markAchieve intended result

got it · just right · absolutely right · you said it · quite right

precision

meticulous

Showing extreme attention to detail

exactitudePerfect correctness in detail
finesseSubtle, deft handling
sharpnessKeenness of edge, mind, or image

specificity · correctness · exactness · rigor · scrupulousness · punctiliousness · nicety · detail-oriented · pinpoint accuracy · surgical precision

Categories

Precision phrasesbulls-eye, pinpoint accuracy, dead center, nail it, surgical precision
Precision Levelsapproximate, rough, general, exact, precise
Feedback Phrasesgood job, well done, nice work, great job, excellent
praiselauding, compliments, laudation, accolades, great job
Precision Wordsexact, precision, accuracy, precise, accurate
affirmationsyes, yeah, yep, okay, sure

Opposites

accuracy/correctness

spot onwrong

Contrary to fact

incorrect · inaccurate · mistaken · off the mark · wide of the mark

precision/exactness

spot onapproximate

Nearly accurate but inexact

imprecise · inexact · not even close · nowhere near · vague

Family

on, spot, spotted, spotless, spots, spotting, spotlessly, spotlessness, spot-on

Familiarity: Top 50,000
Profile: Known to kids · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G