exactadjective
uk/ɪɡˈzækt/us/ɪɡˈzækt/B1 in great detail, or complete, correct, or true in every way:
The exact distance is 1.838 metres.
The exact time of the accident was 2.43 p.m.
"I still owe you £7, don't I?" "Actually, it's £7.30 to be exact."
The exact location of the factory has yet to be decided.
Unlike astronomy, astrology cannot be described as an exact science.
Synonym
precise
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- I looked the word up in the dictionary to check the exact meaning.
- We don't yet know the exact wording of the agreement.
- The exact number of casualties still hasn't been confirmed.
- I forget the exact age difference between Mark and his brother - they're two or three years apart.
- Mystery still surrounds the exact circumstances of Stalin's death.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Accurate and exact
- accuracy
- accurate
- aright
- authoritative
- bang
- be bang on idiom
- exactly
- flat
- in so many words idiom
- infallible
- infallibly
- letter-perfect
- literal
- sharp
- strictly speaking idiom
- technically
- to the day idiom
- to the letter idiom
- truly
- unerring
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exactness
noun [ U ] uk/ɪɡˈzækt.nəs/us/ɪɡˈzækt.nəs/formal exactitude, uk/-ˈzæk.tɪ.tʃuːd/us/-ˈzæk.tə.tuːd/
exactverb [ T ]
uk/ɪɡˈzækt/us/ɪɡˈzækt/formalto demand and get something, sometimes using force or threats:
to exact revenge on someone
The blackmailers exacted a total of $100,000 from their victims.
to make something necessary:
Heart surgery exacts tremendous skill and concentration.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Giving orders & commands
- all-points bulletin
- bade
- boss
- bossyboots
- chain of command
- charge
- crack the whip idiom
- defy
- demand
- enjoin
- expect
- forget
- harry
- lay down the law idiom
- mandate
- ordain
- order sb around
- overbearing
- prescribed
- steamroller
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