English dictionary



Hint: With the Firefox addon you can search this dictionary from the browsers search field.

English adjective: precise

1. precise sharply exact or accurate or delimited


SamplesA precise mind.
Specified a precise amount.
Arrived at the precise moment.


Similardead, fine, finespun, hairsplitting, meticulous, microscopic, nice, on the button, on the nose, punctilious, skillful, very


See alsoaccurate, distinct, exact, specific


Antonymsimprecise

2. precise (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct


SamplesA precise image.
A precise measurement.


Synonymsaccurate, exact


Similarcorrect, right


Antonymsincorrect, wrong









Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
Web design: Orcapia v/Per Bang. English edition: .
2024 onlineordbog.dk