accurate
- adjective
- /ˈækjərət/
- To ensure safety, it is vital to have an accurate measurement of the chemicals used in the lab.
- accurate information
- accurate results
- highly accurate
But this was not accurate enough to work it out.
- But this was not accurate enough to work it out.
- That explanation is accurate, but what does it mean?
- The San Germaine books are rigorously accurate about history, so she says.
- That's a pretty accurate and very good summary.
- I don't believe that the stats are as accurate as they probably seem.
- And again, this is accurate to a certain extent.
Examples
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Appropriate treatment depends on an accurate diagnosis and is best undertaken in a multidisciplinary setting.
Academic text (2011) -
So we try to create as much of an accurate picture as possible.
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And so people just not giving accurate information is one problem.
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That explanation is accurate, but what does it mean?
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Wanted to see if my map to the stars' homes was accurate.
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So is that a very accurate way of measuring?
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Do we feel that this is a very accurate portrayal of events?
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We just want you to be as accurate as we know you can be, Dias.
Fiction book (1993) -
The success of repetition can be enhanced by accurate and timely feedback.
Academic text (2011) -
Some students may not give counselors accurate or complete information in their follow-up interviews.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
Correct or most suitable for a situation
True and free from mistakes
Completely correct in every small detail
Exactly correct and clear about small details
Exactly aimed and hitting the intended point
Exactly correct in what someone says
Exactly right about a fact or idea
Exactly right in what someone says or does
Exactly like the original work or source
Exactly correct in every detail
Exactly right and very accurate
Exactly correct about a fact or answer
Exactly right for a situation or need
Exactly correct in every word, matching the original text
Exactly at the right time or moment
So exact that it leaves no room for error
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How Accurate
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Etymology
Accurate comes from the Latin parts ad- 'to' and cura 'care', so it originally meant 'done with care'. So, something accurate is made carefully and is therefore correct and exact.