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exact

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \ig-ˈzakt\
    • /ɪɡˈzækt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \ig-ˈzakt\

Definitions of exact word

  • noun exact Not approximated in any way; precise. 1
  • adjective exact precise 1
  • adjective exact amount: precise 1
  • adjective exact using strict accuracy 1
  • transitive verb exact force others to give 1
  • adjective exact Exact means correct in every detail. For example, an exact copy is the same in every detail as the thing it is copied from. 0

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Parts of speech for Exact

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

exact popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for exact

adjective exact

  • correct — If something is correct, it is in accordance with the facts and has no mistakes.
  • precise — definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed: precise directions.
  • accurate — careful and exact
  • strict — characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles: a strict observance of rituals.
  • faithful — strict or thorough in the performance of duty: a faithful worker.

verb exact

  • demand — If one thing demands another, the first needs the second in order to happen or be dealt with successfully.
  • obtain — to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income.
  • take — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
  • wrest — to twist or turn; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist.
  • pinch — to squeeze or compress between the finger and thumb, the teeth, the jaws of an instrument, or the like.

adverb exact

  • so — in the way or manner indicated, described, or implied: Do it so.
  • just so — guided by truth, reason, justice, and fairness: We hope to be just in our understanding of such difficult situations.

conjunction exact

  • sic — to attack (used especially in commanding a dog): Sic 'em!

Antonyms for exact

adjective exact

  • approximate — An approximate number, time, or position is close to the correct number, time, or position, but is not exact.
  • careless — If you are careless, you do not pay enough attention to what you are doing, and so you make mistakes, or cause harm or damage.
  • flawed — characterized by flaws; having imperfections: a flawed gem; a seriously flawed piece of work.
  • imprecise — not precise; not exact; vague or ill-defined.
  • inaccurate — not accurate; incorrect or untrue.

verb exact

  • answer — When you answer someone who has asked you something, you say something back to them.
  • disapprove — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
  • free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
  • give — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
  • let go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.

adverb exact

  • round — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
  • as good as — 'As good as' can be used to mean 'almost.'
  • all but — All but a particular person or thing means everyone or everything except that person or thing.
  • in the neighborhood of — the area or region around or near some place or thing; vicinity: the kids of the neighborhood; located in the neighborhood of Jackson and Vine streets.

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