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more precise

ADJECTIVE

exact, accurate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

actual clear-cut correct decisive definite explicit literal narrow particular proper rigid rigorous specific strict

WEAK

absolute categorical circumscribed determinate express fixed individual limited nice on the button on the money on the nose restricted right stringent unequivocal very well-defined

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ambiguous easy-going flexible general imprecise improper inaccurate incorrect indefinite inexact lenient loose obscure tolerant uncertain unsuitable vague yielding

WEAK

careless false negligent questionable slipshod

ADJECTIVE

meticulous, fastidious

Synonyms

STRONGEST

careful exact formal particular rigid scrupulous strict

WEAK

ceremonious choosy finicky fussy genteel inflexible nice persnickety picky priggish prim prissy punctilious stickling stiff stuffy uncompromising

Antonyms

STRONGEST

careless flexible imprecise inaccurate indefinite inexact lenient uncareful unscrupulous yielding

WEAK

ambiguous false loose negligent questionable slipshod

Example Sentences

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Investors will be eager to learn about more precise timing.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

However, the researchers believe MYC's newly identified role in DNA repair may provide a more precise way to target the protein.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

But there’s more to the story — or to be more precise, less.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Piker addressed it at the time — acknowledging it as a hyperbolic critique of American foreign policy and saying he should have used more precise language.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

The Mongol gunner’s battery became more precise, hammering pieces of the rocky outcrop to dust.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri