preciseadjective
uk/prɪˈsaɪs/us/prəˈsaɪs/precise adjective (EXACT)
B2 exact and accurate:
The bunker's precise location is a closely guarded secret.
He caught me at the precise moment that I fainted.
There was a good turnout for the meeting - twelve of us to be precise.
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- Let's not trouble ourselves about the precise details at the moment.
- I can give no information at this precise moment in time.
- We don't know the precise details of the story yet.
- Machine-readable passports will permit precise identity-checking.
- Do you think you could be a bit more precise?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Accurate and exact
- accuracy
- accurate
- aright
- authoritative
- bang
- be bang on idiom
- exact
- exactly
- flat
- in so many words idiom
- infallible
- infallibly
- letter-perfect
- literal
- technically
- to the day idiom
- to the letter idiom
- truly
- unerring
- verbatim
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precise adjective (CAREFUL)
approving very careful and accurate, especially about small details:
Years of doing meticulous research had made her very precise in her working methods.
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Cautious and vigilant
- askance
- attentive
- belt and braces idiom
- better safe than sorry idiom
- better the devil you know (than the devil you don't) idiom
- discreet
- due diligence
- gingerly
- guarded
- intent
- minutely
- narrowly
- once
- once bitten, twice shy idiom
- prudent
- sedulous
- slowly
- vigilance
- vigilant
- wary
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Detailed and careful
preciseness
noun [ U ] uk/prɪˈsaɪs.nəs//prəˈsaɪs.nəs/
They appreciated the preciseness of his account.
His preciseness and ability to remain cool under pressure started getting noticed.