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precisionist

8.8

A person who pays close attention to small details and exact measurements

noun
/prɪˈsɪʒənɪst/

: perfeccionista

Many precisionists believe that accuracy is essential in their craft.

Examples

Being a precisionist helped him excel in fields that demand careful attention to detail.
As a true precisionist, she checked every measurement twice before approving the drawing.
The team relied on a precisionist to ensure all calculations were flawless.
Is she a precisionist when it comes to her work?
The engineer is known as a precisionist for his meticulous attention to detail in every project.
As a precisionist, she often spends hours ensuring that her measurements are flawlessly accurate.
In her work as a precisionist, she emphasizes the importance of exactness in both design and execution.

Synonyms

perfectionist

vsprecisionist

35 4.5

A person who wants everything perfect and dislikes small mistakes

seeks strict exactness but allows high accuracy rather than absolute flawlessness

purist

vsprecisionist

28 6.8

A person who wants rules and standards followed exactly

focuses on exactness across details and performance generally

Antonyms

carelessness

16 2.8

Lack of attention that causes mistakes or accidents

How Pedantic

pedant

Offensive

2 8.6

hairsplitter

Offensive

8.6

precisionist

8.8

Surface Forms

precisionist singular

precisionists plural

Morphology

precisionist = precision (transparent) = precision + ist

Standard agentive formation: someone characterized by or practicing 'precision' is readily inferable.

Etymology

Precisionist is built from precision 'exactness' and the ending -ist, like in artist, meaning 'a person'. So a precisionist is someone who wants things very 'precise' and checks every small detail.