Accurate

Meaning

Accurate means correct and free from mistakes, errors, or incorrect information.

Pronunciation

/ˈæk.jər.ət/

Word Forms

• Base form: accurate
• Comparative: more accurate
• Superlative: most accurate
• Adverb: accurately
• Noun: accuracy
• Antonym: inaccurate

Synonyms

Antonyms

Common Collocations

• accurate information — information that is correct and free from errors.
• accurate description — a description that represents something correctly.
• accurate prediction — a prediction that correctly describes what will happen.
• accurate measurement — a measurement that represents the true size, amount, or value of something.
• accurate account — an account or description that gives the correct facts about something.
• accurate assessment — an evaluation that correctly reflects the situation or condition being examined.

Example Sentences

• The report provides accurate information about the situation.
• Scientists need accurate measurements before drawing conclusions.
• Her description of the event was surprisingly accurate.
• It is difficult to make an accurate prediction about the future.
• Please make sure that all the information in the form is accurate.

Literary Example

Example:

“You will see how exactly accurate this history is.”

— William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair

Here, accurate means correct, precise, or faithful to the facts. The narrator uses the word humorously while drawing attention to the supposed precision of the story being told.

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