accurate
UK/ˈak.jʊ.ɹɪt//ˈæk.jə.ɹɪt/
accurate adjective: telling the truth or giving a true result; exact; not defective or faulty.
Adjective
accurate (comparative more accurate, superlative most accurate)
- Telling the truth or giving a true result; exact; not defective or faulty.
- an accurate calculator
- an accurate measure
- Synonyms:
- word-perfect
- Deviating only slightly or within acceptable limits.
- My horoscopes I read last week were surprisingly accurate.
- Synonyms:
- unerring
- On course to hit, or successful in hitting, a target; well-aimed.
- an accurate pass
- an accurate shot
- Synonyms:
- precise
- Capable of consistently hitting a target, especially using some weapon or tool.
- an accurate marksman
- an accurate shooter
- Precisely fixed; executed with care; careful.
- for that is the fume of those, that conceive the celestial bodies have more accurate influences upon these things below, than indeed they have1625, Bacon, Of the Vicissitude of Things
accurate meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
accurate in Hindi
- exact or careful conformity to truth
- सटीक saṭīk
accurate in Tamil
- துல்லியம், திட்பநுட்பமான, குறிதவறாத உண்மைக்தொத்த, அளவுக்கியைந்த, வழுவாத, திருத்தமான
accurate in Marathi
- accurate
- शुद्ध śuddha
accurate in Urdu
- درست, معیار, سچ, صحیح
More languagesFewer languages
- accurate in Telugu
- ఖచ్చితమైన khaccitamaina
- accurate in Malayalam
- കൃത്യം kr̥tyaṁ
- accurate in Kannada
- ಸರಿಯಾದ, ತಪ್ಪಿಲ್ಲದ, ದಿಟಸರಿಯಾದ
- accurate in Sanskrit
- शुद्ध śuddhá
- accurate in Pashto
- كره kara
- accurate in Arabic
- مَضْبُوط maḍbūṭ, دَقِيق daqīq
- accurate in Malay
- tepat, jitu
- accurate in Indonesian
- akurat, teliti, tepat, cermat
- accurate in Persian
- دقیق daqiq
- accurate in Thai
- แม่นยำ mɛ̂n-yam
- accurate in Vietnamese
- chính xác, đúng đắn, xác đáng
Examples of accurate in a sentence
- We need to be sure these maps are accurate to within one minute of arc.
- The most accurate way to take your temperature is by sticking a thermometer up your butt.
- The scientist recorded the temperature with a thermometer, but wished he had a more accurate instrument.
Synonyms of accurate
Antonyms
Forms of accurate
| comparative | more accurate |
|---|---|
| superlative | most accurate |
Origin of accurate
Borrowed from Latin accūrātus, perfect passive participle of accūrō (“to take care of”), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + cūrō (“care for”). First attested in 1610. Compare English cure.
Words formed from accurate
Questions about accurate
- What does accurate mean?
- Accurate means telling the truth or giving a true result; exact; not defective or faulty.
- What is accurate in Hindi?
- Accurate in Hindi is सटीक (saṭīk). See Accurate meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is accurate?
- Accurate is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce accurate?
- Accurate is pronounced /ˈak.jʊ.ɹɪt/ (UK).
Words near accurate in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: accurate (page history and authors); accurate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); शुद्ध (Marathi) (page history and authors); accurate (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); കൃത്യം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); accurate (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); शुद्ध (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); كره (Pashto) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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