Meaning & use
accurate
Correct and close to the true facts or measurement.
See it in a sentence
Check the address to make sure it is accurate.
An accurate scale helps us measure the ingredients.
A note on using this word
In measurement, accuracy concerns closeness to the true or accepted value; precision concerns how closely repeated measurements agree.
Words with a similar meaning
correctexact
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Words with an opposite meaning
inaccurateincorrect
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