Meaning & use
exact
Precisely accurate or correct in every detail, with no errors or approximation.
See it in a sentence
I need the exact measurements of the room before I can order the carpet.
Nobody quite remembers the exact date the old tradition first began.
A note on using this word
"Exact" describes precision without variation; "exactly" is the corresponding adverb, as in "exactly at noon."
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
approximatevague
Another way to use it
2. verb
To demand and obtain something, often by force or with great effort.
The warlord exacted heavy tribute from every village under his control.
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