accurate
Exactly right, with no mistakes in it.
accurate in a sentence
- Her map of the school was so accurate that we found the store cupboard at once.
- The clock in the hall is not accurate; it runs five minutes fast.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to accurate?
- Acorrect
- Bwrong
- Cmistaken
- Drough
Show the answer
A: correct. The other three mean the opposite of accurate.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to accurate?
- Awrong
- Bexact
- Cright
- Dcorrect
Show the answer
A: wrong. The other three mean nearly the same as accurate.
Words that mean something similar
correct, exact, right
Words that mean the opposite
wrong, mistaken, rough
Careful: accurate is not precise
Accurate means right. Precise means right down to the last detail. Read why children mix them up.
More words about thinking & learning
- adept: Very good and skilled at doing something.
- alternative: A different choice that could be used instead.
- amateur: Someone who does an activity for fun rather than as a job.
- ambiguous: Unclear because it could mean more than one thing.
- analyse: To study something closely, part by part.
- apparent: Easy to see or understand; clear.
- assume: To believe something is true without checking it.
- astute: Clever at understanding things and spotting what is really going on.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test