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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | precise |
| Synonyms: | authentic, careful, close, concrete, correct, defined, definite, deft, detailed, discriminating, discriminative, distinct, exact, explicit, factual, faithful, genuine, judicious, just, literal, matter-of-fact, methodical, meticulous, on the button, on the money, on the nose, particular, proper, punctilious, punctual, regular, right, rigid, rigorous, scientific, scrupulous, severe, sharp, skillful, solid, specific, strict, systematic, true, ultraprecise, unerring, unmistakable, veracious |
| Antonyms: | careless, faulty, inaccurate, lax, vague |
| Main Entry: | all right |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | correct; excellent |
| Synonyms: | accurate, exact, good, great, precise, right |
| Antonyms: | wrong |
| Main Entry: | authentic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | real, genuine |
| Synonyms: | accurate, actual, authoritative, bona fide, certain, convincing, credible, creditable, dependable, factual, faithful, for real, legit, legitimate, official, original, pure, reliable, sure, true, trustworthy, trusty, twenty-four carat, valid, veritable |
| Notes: | genuine means not fake or counterfeit - or sincerely felt or expressed, while authentic means conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief and trust |
| Antonyms: | counterfeit, fake, false, falsified, unauthorized, ungenuine, unreal |
| Main Entry: | authoritative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | recognized as true, valid |
| Synonyms: | accurate, attested, authentic, authenticated, circumstantiated, confirmed, definitive, dependable, documented, factual, faithful, learned, legit, proven, reliable, righteous, scholarly, sound, straight from horse's mouth, supported, trustworthy, truthful, validated, verified, veritable |
| Notes: | authoritarian is tyrannical while authoritative commands respect |
| Antonyms: | democratic |
| Main Entry: | careful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cautious; painstaking |
| Synonyms: | accurate, alert, apprehensive, assiduous, attentive, chary, choosy, circumspect, concerned, conscientious, conservative, cool, deliberate, discreet, exacting, fastidious, finicky, fussy, going to great lengths, guarded, heedful, judicious, leery, meticulous, mindful, observant, particular, playing safe, precise, prim, protective, provident, prudent, punctilious, regardful, religious, rigorous, scrupulous, selfdisciplined, shy, sober, solicitous, solid, thorough, thoughtful, vigilant, wary |
| Antonyms: | careless, inattentive, incautious, thoughtless, uncareful, unconcerned, unscrupulous |
| Main Entry: | concrete |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | actual, factual |
| Synonyms: | accurate, corporeal, definite, detailed, explicit, material, objective, particular, precise, real, sensible, solid, specific, substantial, tangible |
| Notes: | cement comes from Latin caementum 'chips of stone'; cement is an ingredient of concrete, but is not a synonym; cement should be pronounced suh-MENT |
| Antonyms: | abstract, ideal, immaterial, intangible |
| Main Entry: | dead-on |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | exactly correct |
| Synonyms: | absolutely right, accurate, by the book, dead-center, definite, direct, exact, on the button, on the mark, on the mark, on the money, on the money, on the nose, pinpoint, precise, to the point, unerring, very accurate |
| Main Entry: | delicate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | careful, tactful |
| Synonyms: | accurate, adept, cautious, considerate, deft, detailed, diplomatic, discreet, expert, foresighted, heedful, masterly, minute, politic, precise, proficient, prudent, sensitive, skilled, tactical, wary |
| Antonyms: | indelicate, inelegant, insensitive, uncareful, unscrupulous |
| Main Entry: | detailed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | itemized, particularized |
| Synonyms: | abundant, accurate, all-inclusive, amplified, at length, blow-by-blow, circumstantial, circumstantiated, clocklike, complete, complicated, comprehensive, copious, definite, described, developed, disclosed, elaborate, elaborated, enumerated, exact, exhausting, exhaustive, finicky*, full, fussy*, individual, individualized, intricate, meticulous, minute, narrow, nice, point-by-point, precise, seriatim, specific, specified, thorough, unfolded |
| Antonyms: | brief, cursory, inexhaustive, nonspecific, sparing, uncomplicated, undetailed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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