Accurate
What it means
Matching the relevant facts or measurement without meaningful error.
Reach for it when praising correctness in information, description, or calculation
Her accurate summary preserved the disagreement as well as the decision.
Words to choose between 8
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everyday
Fits when a claim or answer is simply right
Careful Correct says little about closeness, detail, or the method behind the result.
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everyday
Fits when statements are grounded in verifiable facts
Careful An account may be factual yet omit context needed for an accurate picture.
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warm
Fits when you are praising the person's painstaking care
Careful Careful work can still contain an error, so do not equate effort with accuracy.
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professional
Fits when a bounded output has been checked and contains no mistakes
Careful Avoid the absolute claim when sampling or uncertainty remains.
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professional
Fits when fine distinctions or tightly repeated measurements matter
Careful A precise number can still be inaccurate if the instrument is biased.
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professional
Fits when consistent trust across repeated use is the main claim
Careful Reliable information may recur consistently while remaining factually wrong.
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formal
Fits when there is complete correspondence with a value or wording
Careful Real-world estimates can be accurate without being exact.
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literary
Fits when a representation preserves the character of its original
Careful For numerical measurement, faithful sounds less natural than accurate.
Opposites 3
- inaccurate
- incorrect
- misleading
Common phrases 3
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accurate account
The witness gave an accurate account without guessing at the missing details.
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accurate measurement
An accurate measurement prevented the replacement panel from binding.
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accurate description
Patient is an accurate description of how Lee teaches nervous beginners.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Neskaya, Southern California accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Updated