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precise
adjective as in exact, accurate
Strongest matches
accurate, actual, clear-cut, correct, decisive, definite, exact, explicit, literal, narrow, particular, proper, rigid, rigorous, specific, strict
Weak matches
absolute, categorical, circumscribed, determinate, express, fixed, individual, limited, nice, on the button, on the money, on the nose, on-target, restricted, right, stringent, unequivocal, very, well-defined
adjective as in meticulous, fastidious
Strongest matches
careful, detail-oriented, exact, formal, particular, rigid, scrupulous, strict
Weak matches
ceremonious, choosy, finicky, fussy, genteel, inflexible, nice, persnickety, picky, priggish, prim, prissy, punctilious, stickling, stiff, stuffy, uncompromising
Example Sentences
Knowing the precise mechanisms by which MYC drives muscle growth could prove instrumental in creating therapies that reduce muscle loss from aging, potentially improving independence, mobility and health.
Other technologies are cumbersome and don't offer precise control of the movement and placement of the spheroids needed to create replicas of human tissue.
As the tip sweeps across the surface, it builds a precise, line-by-line image of the surface, revealing details invisible to conventional light microscopes.
A genre of mostly paintings whose subject matter is photographs and whose prevailing style is precise illusionism began to emerge in the late 1960s.
The researchers would like to continue the work to include other aspects of transport, including more precise control of flows and using different types of fibers.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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