EXACT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for EXACT?

Need another word that means the same as “exact”? Find 49 synonyms and 30 related words for “exact” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Exact” are: accurate, precise, definite, fixed, settled, decided, established, confirmed, agreed, clear-cut, concrete, hard and fast, correct, faithful, close, true, veracious, literal, strict, unerring, faultless, errorless, perfect, impeccable, careful, meticulous, painstaking, punctilious, conscientious, rigorous, scrupulous, exacting, demand, claim, take, require, insist on, command, call for, impose, request, ask for, expect, look for, inflict, deliver, administer, issue, apply

Exact as a Verb

Definitions of "Exact" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “exact” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Claim as due or just.
• Demand and obtain (something) from someone.
• Inflict (revenge) on someone.
• Take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs.

Synonyms of "Exact" as a verb (17 Words)

administer	Administer or bestow as in small portions. Paramedic crews are capable of administering drugs.
apply	Apply to a surface. The oil industry has failed to apply appropriate standards of care.
ask for	Require or ask for as a price or condition.
call for	Order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role.
claim	Ask for legally or make a legal claim to as of debts for example. If no one claims the items they will become Crown property.
command	Be in command of. This speaker commands a high fee.
deliver	Bring to a destination make a delivery. The products should be delivered on time.
demand	Request urgently and forcefully. This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice.
expect	Consider obligatory request and expect. They re just friends of his I expect.
impose	Impose and collect. Social relations impose courtesy.
inflict	Cause (something unpleasant or painful) to be suffered by someone or something. She is wrong to inflict her beliefs on everyone else.
insist on	Assert to be true.
issue	Make out and issue. Issue a new uniform to the children.
look for	Look forward to the probable occurrence of.
request	Politely or formally ask for. I requested that she type the entire manuscript.
require	Require as useful just or proper. The care and diligence required of him as a trustee.
take	Take into consideration for exemplifying purposes. Shall we take a guide in Rome.

Usage Examples of "Exact" as a verb

• He exacted promises that another Watergate would never be allowed to happen.
• He exacts a cruel revenge against the winning candidate.

Exact as an Adjective

Definitions of "Exact" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “exact” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Accurate or correct in all details.
• Characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct.
• Not approximated in any way; precise.
• (of a person) accurate and careful about minor details.
• Marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact.
• (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct.
• (of a subject of study) permitting precise measurements as a basis for rigorously testable theories.

Synonyms of "Exact" as an adjective (32 Words)

accurate	Of an instrument or method capable of giving accurate information. An accurate thermometer.
agreed	United by being of the same opinion. We are agreed that what is needed is a catchy title.
careful	Mindful of the future in spending money. I begged him to be more careful.
clear-cut	Clearly or sharply defined to the mind.
close	Fitting closely but comfortably. A close translation.
concrete	Specific; definite. I haven t got any concrete proof.
confirmed	(of a person) firmly established in a particular habit, belief, or way of life and unlikely to change their ways. A confirmed teetotaller.
conscientious	Guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense of right and wrong. A conscientious man he took his duties very seriously.
correct	Correct in opinion or judgment. The correct version.
decided	(of a quality) definite; unquestionable. The sunshine is a decided improvement.
definite	Clear or undeniable (used for emphasis. Organizations have boundaries in the sense that they may occupy a definite geographical area.
errorless	Free from error. An errorless baseball game.
established	Brought about or set up or accepted especially long established. Thick established plants can be pruned by cutting out about one third of all stems.
exacting	Having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures. The exacting standards laid down by the organic food industry.
faithful	Not having sexual relations with anyone except your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend. A faithful rendering of the observed facts.
faultless	Without fault or error. Faultless logic.
fixed	Fixed and unmoving Connor Cruise O Brien. The fixed assumptions of the Cold War.
hard and fast	Dried out.
impeccable	Without fault or error. Speaks impeccable French.
literal	(of a translation) representing the exact words of the original text. A literal translation from the Spanish.
meticulous	Marked by precise accordance with details. The designs are hand glazed with meticulous care.
painstaking	Characterized by extreme care and great effort. Painstaking research.
perfect	Of a tense denoting a completed action or a state or habitual action which began in the past The perfect tense is formed in English with have or has and the past participle as in they have eaten and they have been eating present perfect they had eaten past perfect and they will have eaten future perfect. Perfect timing.
precise	Used to emphasize that one is referring to an exact and particular thing. Specified a precise amount.
punctilious	Showing great attention to detail or correct behaviour. Punctilious in his attention to rules of etiquette.
rigorous	Demanding strict attention to rules and procedures. Many of the expedition had passed rigorous SAS courses.
scrupulous	Having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled. The research has been carried out with scrupulous attention to detail.
settled	Established in a desired position or place; not moving about. The advent of settled civilization.
strict	Characterized by strictness severity or restraint. A strict vegetarian.
true	Of a compass bearing measured relative to true north. I would be true for there are those who trust me.
unerring	Always right or accurate. An unerring marksman.
veracious	Speaking or representing the truth. A veracious witness.

Usage Examples of "Exact" as an adjective

• Psychomedicine isn't an exact science yet.
• Hit the exact center of the target.
• She was an exact, clever manager.
• The exact details were still being worked out.
• An exact mind.
• An exact replica, two feet tall, was constructed.
• An exact copy.

Associations of "Exact" (30 Words)

accuracy	The quality or state of being correct or precise. We have confidence in the accuracy of the statistics.
accurate	Of an instrument or method capable of giving accurate information. Accurate information about the illness is essential.
assiduous	Showing great care and perseverance. She was assiduous in pointing out every feature.
chronometer	An accurate clock (especially used in navigation.
conscientious	Characterized by extreme care and great effort. The individual is denied even the opportunity to break the law on conscientious grounds.
correct	Socially right or correct. The stock market corrected.
correctly	In a way that is socially acceptable; properly. The flower had been correctly depicted by his son.
description	A type or class of people or things. The emphasis was placed on explanation rather than description.
detailed	Having many details or facts; showing attention to detail. More detailed information was needed.
exactitude	The quality of being exact. He writes with exactitude and precision.
exactly	Indicating exactness or preciseness. They met in 1989 and got married exactly two years later.
factual	Actually occurring. Cases mentioned are factual.
factually	As a fact or based on fact. The evidence is legally and factually insufficient.
fastidious	Having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures. Fastidious microorganisms.
finicky	Exacting especially about details. A finicky eater.
meticulous	Marked by precise accordance with details. The designs are hand glazed with meticulous care.
painstaking	Characterized by extreme care and great effort. He is a gentle painstaking man.
painstakingly	In a fastidious and painstaking manner. It is almost a waste of time painstakingly to learn the routines of selling.
pedantic	Marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects. His analyses are careful and even painstaking but never pedantic.
perusal	Reading carefully with intent to remember. I continued my perusal of the instructions.
pinpoint	Tiny. It is difficult to pinpoint the source of his life s inspiration.
precise	Used to emphasize that one is referring to an exact and particular thing. A precise image.
precisely	Used as a reply to confirm or agree with a previous statement. Kids will love it precisely because it will irritate their parents.
precision	Marked by or adapted for accuracy and exactness. The deal was planned and executed with military precision.
punctilious	Showing great attention to detail or correct behaviour. He was punctilious in providing every amenity for his guests.
reliably	In a faithful manner. Few of these paintings can be reliably dated.
scrupulous	Characterized by extreme care and great effort. She s too scrupulous to have an affair with a married man.
sedulous	Marked by care and persistent effort. He watched himself with the most sedulous care.
veracious	Habitually speaking the truth. A veracious account.
wording	The manner in which something is expressed in words- G.S.Patton. The standard form of wording for a consent letter.