EXACTITUDE Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

exactitude

noun

ig-ˈzak-tə-ˌtüd

Definition of exactitude

as in accuracy

the quality or state of being very accurate after its opening weekend, a movie's final box office gross can be estimated with considerable exactitude

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Recent Examples of exactitude This mix of inquisitiveness and exactitude is probably what sets Coyne apart from all the other overconfident music influencers on TikTok supplanting traditional forms of music journalism. — Chris Richards, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2026 Cove is much larger, with a more formal service style, but the exactitude is still there, the sense of stylishness, the obsession and the delight. — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026 There’s no way to say, with any degree of exactitude, how many times a scene like that has played out during Ovechkin’s career. — Sean Gentille, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025 Bigelow pulls the film together with the exactitude of a fighter pilot. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for exactitude

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Noun

Crews used laser levels and temporary adhesive to fix items to the walls, checking their work for accuracy against renderings of the actual office before nailing many adornments to the walls.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
Despite the slight blue shift, most people will find the P1's color accuracy more than acceptable.

— M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of accuracy

Noun

Fanny, his autistic eight-year-old granddaughter sees the world with bright precision and a sense of wonder.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
If the draft resolution is adopted in October, keeping track of the differences between these time scales, especially the drift between UTC and UT1, would become a more important part of high-precision timekeeping.

— Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of precision

Noun

While Indiana and Hoover are striving for perfection as the program aims to defend its national title, TCU is just hoping to score more than two touchdowns against a Power Four opponent.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026
Possibly, but Sheridan is famously focused on perfection and crafting a compelling story.

— David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

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