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Precise

/pɹɪˈsaɪs/

(NNES or European Union documents) To make or render precise; to specify.

📖 Definitions of "Precise"

verb

adjective

1
Exact, accurate
2
(of experimental results) consistent, clustered close together, agreeing with each other (this does not mean that they cluster near the true, correct, or accurate value)
3
Adhering too much to rules; prim or punctilious

15 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
meticulous	Characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details.
deadnoun	(usually not comparable) No longer living; deceased. (Also used as a noun.)
finenoun	Senses referring to subjective quality.
rightnoun	Complying with justice, correctness, or reason; correct, just, true. See also the interjection senses below.
niceverb	(chiefly informal) Pleasant, satisfactory.
punctilious	Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions.
exactverb	Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect.
skillful	Possessing skill; skilled.
correctverb	Free from error; true; accurate.
accurate	Telling the truth or giving a true result; exact; not defective or faulty.
finespun	delicate and subtle, with fine detail
hairsplittingnoun	The act of considering or arguing about fine details, or worrying about minutiae.
microscopic	So small that it can only be seen with the aid of a microscope.
on the nose	being precisely to a prescribed or specified criterion
on the button	being precisely to a prescribed or specified criterion

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
imprecise	Not precise or exact; containing some error or uncertainty.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
exact	Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect.
accurate	Telling the truth or giving a true result; exact; not defective or faulty.
very	(literary) True, real, actual.
meticulous	Characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details.
punctilious	Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions.
skillful	Possessing skill; skilled.
right	Complying with justice, correctness, or reason; correct, just, true. See also the interjection senses below.
fine	Senses referring to subjective quality.
hairsplittingnoun	The act of considering or arguing about fine details, or worrying about minutiae.
nice	(chiefly informal) Pleasant, satisfactory.
correct	Free from error; true; accurate.
dead	(usually not comparable) No longer living; deceased. (Also used as a noun.)
finespun	delicate and subtle, with fine detail
pinpointnoun	Extremely precise or specific, especially regarding location.
microscopic	So small that it can only be seen with the aid of a microscope.
on the button	being precisely to a prescribed or specified criterion
on the nose	being precisely to a prescribed or specified criterion
precisely	(manner) In a precise manner; exactly.
precisionnoun	(loosely) The state of being precise or exact; especially, both exact and accurate.
accurately	In an accurate manner; exactly; precisely; without error or defect.