precise

/pɹɪˈsaɪs/adjective

Exact and correct in every detail.

Example sentences

“Can you give me the precise address of the hotel?”
“At that precise moment, the lights went out.”
“The recipe needs precise measurements, so use a scale.”

Common phrases: to be precise, at that precise moment, precise instructions. The noun is 'precision' and the adverb is 'precisely'.

Synonyms for precise

exact
accurate
specific
detailed

Antonyms

imprecise
inexact
vague

Often confused with precise

precise vs concise: concise (adjective): Expressed in few words while still covering everything important.

On the Academic Word List. Find it in: Academic vocabulary.

Related words

meticulousExtremely careful about small details; precise and thorough.nebulousVague and unclear, like a cloud or mist.precludeTo make something impossible or rule it out in advance.precedeTo come or happen before something else in time, order, or position.precociousDeveloping skills, interests, or maturity much earlier than is usual for a child.precariousUnstable and risky; likely to fail or fall at any moment.