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exact, accurate adj.
meticulous, fastidious adj.

ADJECTIVE

exact, accurate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

actual clear-cut correct decisive definite explicit literal narrow particular proper rigid rigorous specific strict

WEAK

absolute categorical circumscribed determinate express fixed individual limited nice on the button on the money on the nose restricted right stringent unequivocal very well-defined

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ambiguous easy-going flexible general imprecise improper inaccurate incorrect indefinite inexact lenient loose obscure tolerant uncertain unsuitable vague yielding

WEAK

careless false negligent questionable slipshod

ADJECTIVE

meticulous, fastidious

Synonyms

STRONGEST

careful exact formal particular rigid scrupulous strict

WEAK

ceremonious choosy finicky fussy genteel inflexible nice persnickety picky priggish prim prissy punctilious stickling stiff stuffy uncompromising

Antonyms

STRONGEST

careless flexible imprecise inaccurate indefinite inexact lenient uncareful unscrupulous yielding

WEAK

ambiguous false loose negligent questionable slipshod

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more precise

Treatments have been advancing, including more targeted therapies for early breast cancer, new types of hormonal therapies, and more precise and effective radiotherapy.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

It could be more ethical if it’s more precise and lowers the risk of collateral damage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Persistent high-volume social engineering is also cheaper and more precise than robocall scams of yore.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Jen Rouse, managing director of the Team GB Foundation, says ordering is becoming more precise and the amount left over is reducing.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

For samples of a given size, the narrower the confidence interval—that is, the more precise the estimate—the less confident we can be of it.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

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