accurateadjective
uk/ˈæk.jə.rət/us/ˈæk.jɚ.ət/B1 correct, exact, and without any mistakes:
an accurate machine
an accurate description
The figures they have used are just not accurate.
Her novel is an accurate reflection of life in Spain.
We hope to become more accurate in predicting earthquakes.
Opposite
inaccurate
More examples
- We'll need accurate costings before we can agree to fund the scheme.
- The number is accurate to three decimal places.
- The film makes no attempt to be historically accurate.
- Her predictions turned out to be uncannily accurate.
- I hereby certify that the above information is true and accurate.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Accurate and exact
- accuracy
- aright
- authoritative
- bang
- be bang on idiom
- copybook
- exact
- exactly
- flat
- infallible
- infallibly
- letter-perfect
- literal
- many
- technically
- to the day idiom
- to the letter idiom
- truly
- unerring
- verbatim
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accurately
adverb uk/ˈæk.jə.rət.li/us/ˈæk.jɚ.ət.li/
Examples
- For the experiment to be valid, it is essential to record the data accurately.
- Great precision is required to align the mirrors accurately.
- It's still not possible to accurately predict the occurrence of earthquakes.
- There is a trade-off between doing the job accurately and doing it quickly.
- It was my brief to make sure that the facts were set down accurately.
B1
The plans should be drawn as accurately as possible.