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on the mark

ADJECTIVE
dead-on
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accurate precise
WEAK
absolutely right by the book dead-center definite direct exact on the button on the money on the nose pinpoint to the point unerring very accurate
Antonyms
STRONGEST
careless false inaccurate questionable
ADVERB
on the nose
Synonyms
WEAK
accurately on target on the money precisely well-aimed

Example Sentences

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Do you think Burry’s predictions on AI are on the mark?

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

Investors who believe Subramanian is on the mark with her warning might be able to get ahead of a rotation to lower-priced stocks of companies away from AI.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025

Whether that was achieved on day one is a moot point but Woods' follow-up that this is "not traditional golf" was bang on the mark.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2025

A second inscription at the Missouri School of Journalism, my alma mater, is also on the mark, though it’s even more mockable and highfalutin: "The Schoolmaster to the People."

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2025

Cut it exactly on the mark and glared at Janie.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston