precise
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- exact, absolute, accurate, correct, definite, explicit, express, particular, specific, strict
- strict, careful, exact, fastidious, finicky, formal, meticulous, particular, punctilious, rigid, scrupulous, stiff

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Antonyms: imprecise, loose
Contrasted words: careless, heedless, lax, slack, general, inexact, nonspecific
Related Words: rigid, stringent, specific, individual, particular

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English Thesaurus: exact, precise, accurat

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

pre‧cise W3 AC /prɪˈsaɪs/ adjective
[Word Family: adjective: precise ≠ imprecise, precision; noun: precision ≠ imprecision; adverb: precisely ≠ imprecisely]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: précis, from Latin praecisus, from praecidere 'to cut off']

1. precise information, details etc are exact, clear, and correct Synonym : exact:
precise sales figures
It was difficult to get precise information.
‘She’s a lot older than you, isn’t she?’ ‘Fifteen years, to be precise.’

2. [only before noun] used to emphasize that you are referring to an exact thing Synonym : exact:
At that precise moment, her husband walked in.
The precise cause of the disease is unknown.
the precise location of the ship
the precise nature of their agreement

3. someone who is precise is very careful about small details or about the way they behave:
a precise careful woman
with precise movements of his hands

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

precise
adj.
VERBS be
ADV. extremely, very | absolutely | increasingly | fairly, quite, reasonably | enough, sufficiently Are the measurements precise enough?
insufficiently | legally, mathematically You need to use legally precise terms.
PREP. about You have to be precise about the numbers.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

exact an exact number, amount, or time is completely correct and is no more and no less than it should be:
The exact weight of the baby at birth was 3.2 kg.
The exact time is 8:16 a.m.
precise precise information is based on clear and exact figures or measurements, especially when it is important that no mistakes are made:
We need to know your precise location.
It’s difficult to be precise about the number of deaths caused by smoking.
accurate completely correct because all the details are true:
The witness tried to give an accurate description of what she had seen.
accurate financial forecasts

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