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- \ig-ˈzakt\
- /ɪɡˈzækt/
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- \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
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adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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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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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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
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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