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accurate

ac·cu·rate [ ˈa-kyə-rət]

accurate

adjective

Definition of accurate

1 : free from error especially as the result of care
//an accurate diagnosis

2 : conforming exactly to truth or to a standard : exact
//providing accurate color

3 : able to give an accurate result
//an accurate gauge

4 : going to, reaching, or hitting the intended target : not missing the target
//an accurate shot/kick The next play, Johnson fielded a sharp grounder and made an accurate throw to first.— Joe Smith

5 : tending to hit the intended target
//an accurate free-throw shooter

Other Words from accurate

accurateness \ ˈa-kyə-rət-nəs , ˈa-k(ə-)rət-nəs \ noun

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correct, accurate, exact, precise, nice, right mean conforming to fact, standard, or truth. correct usually implies freedom from fault or error.
//correct answers
// socially correct dress accurate implies fidelity to fact or truth attained by exercise of care.
// an accurate description exact stresses a very strict agreement with fact, standard, or truth.
//exact measurements precise adds to exact an emphasis on sharpness of definition or delimitation.
//precise calibration nice stresses great precision and delicacy of adjustment or discrimination.
// makes nice distinctions right is close to correct but has a stronger positive emphasis on conformity to fact or truth rather than mere absence of error or fault.
// the right thing to do

Recent Examples on the Web

//Forensic experts called upon during Reed’s original trial have since admitted in affidavits that the original time of death recorded for Stites is not necessarily accurate.
— Josiah Bates, Time, "Death Row Inmate Rodney Reed Is Scheduled to Be Executed on Nov. 20. Amid a Movement Advocating for an Execution Stay, and Re-Trial, Here’s What to Know," 13 Nov. 2019
//If the government’s early version is accurate, the killings stemmed from little more than bad luck — driving in a dangerous area in large S.U.V.s generically similar to those used by organized crime.
— New York Times, "After Mormon Family’s Terror in Mexico, a Message Emerges: No One Is Safe," 9 Nov. 2019
//The conduct in question happened after the trial judge instructed jurors not to perform their own driving tests and to instead rely only on the evidence presented when deciding if the state’s theory of the case was accurate.
— Joshua Sharpe, ajc, "Attorneys to GA Supreme Court: Man couldn’t have committed 2000 murder," 7 Nov. 2019
//The batteries are actually from a production EV, or two of them to be accurate, because there's a pair of Chevy Bolt battery packs in the bed, one stacked atop the other.
— Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, "These electric hot rods point the way to future restomods," 7 Nov. 2019
//In a scenario where consumers were simply exposed to accurate failure rates, leaving all other market conditions the same, consumers bought fewer warranties.
— Roberta Kwok, Quartz, "What companies don’t tell you about extended warranties," 1 Nov. 2019
//Assuming the reports are accurate, Bohn’s first order of business will be to come to a decision about Helton.
— oregonlive, "The USC Trojans could derail Oregon’s College Football Playoff hopes: Issues & Answers," 1 Nov. 2019
//Just for fun, let’s fact-check this clip to see if the rate of fuel usage shown is accurate.
— Wired, "Fly Me to the Moon … With Elephants!," 30 Oct. 2019
//The State Department official said Mazloum's statements about the raid were accurate.
— Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, "A spy stole ISIS leader Baghdadi's underwear for DNA test, Kurds say," 29 Oct. 2019

First Known Use of accurate

circa 1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for accurate

borrowed from Latin accūrātus "prepared with care, studied, meticulous," from past participle of accūrāre "to give attention to, do carefully," from ad- ad- + cūrāre "to watch over, care for" — more at cure entry 2

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