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| Main Entry: | accurate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | precise |
| Synonyms: | authentic, careful, close, concrete, correct, definite, deft, detailed, discriminating, distinct, exact, explicit, factual, faithful, genuine, judicious, just, literal, matter-of-fact, methodical, meticulous, on the nose*, particular, proper, punctilious, punctual, regular, right, rigid, rigorous, scientific, scrupulous, severe, sharp, skillful, solid, specific, strict, systematic, true, unerring, unmistakable, veracious, defined, discriminative, on the button, on the money, ultraprecise |
| Antonyms: | careless, faulty, inaccurate, lax, vague |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | accurate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | correct, without error |
| Synonyms: | absolute, actual, authentic, authoritative, certain, conclusive, definite, definitive, exact, factual, faultless, final, flawless, genuine, infallible, irrefutable, official, perfect, right, straight, strict, true, truthful, undeniable, undisputed, unimpeachable, unquestionable, valid, veracious, errorless, unrefuted |
| Antonyms: | doubtful, erroneous, false, inaccurate, misleading, mistaken, questionable, untruthful, wrong |
| Main Entry: | authentic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | real, genuine |
| Synonyms: | accurate, actual, authoritative, bona fide, certain, convincing, credible, creditable, dependable, factual, faithful, legitimate, official, original, pure, reliable, sure, true, trustworthy, trusty, valid, veritable, for real, legit, twenty-four carat |
| Notes: | genuine means not fake or counterfeit - or sincerely felt or expressed, while authentic means conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief and trust |
| Antonyms: | counterfeit, fake, false, falsified, unauthorized, unreal, ungenuine |
| Main Entry: | careful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cautious; painstaking |
| Synonyms: | accurate, alert, apprehensive, assiduous, attentive, chary, choosy, circumspect, concerned, conscientious, conservative, cool, deliberate, discreet, exacting, fastidious, finicky, fussy, guarded, heedful, judicious, leery, meticulous, mindful, observant, particular, precise, prim, protective, provident, prudent, punctilious, regardful, religious, rigorous, scrupulous, shy, sober, solicitous, solid, thorough, thoughtful, vigilant, wary, going to great lengths, playing safe, selfdisciplined |
| Antonyms: | careless, inattentive, incautious, thoughtless, unconcerned, unscrupulous, uncareful |
| Main Entry: | dead-on |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | exactly correct |
| Synonyms: | accurate, definite, direct, exact, on the nose*, pinpoint, precise, unerring, absolutely right, by the book, dead-center, on the button, on the mark, on the mark, on the money, on the money, to the point, very accurate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | detailed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | itemized, particularized |
| Synonyms: | abundant, accurate, all-inclusive, circumstantial, complete, complicated, comprehensive, copious, definite, developed, elaborate, exact, exhaustive, finicky*, full, fussy*, individual, intricate, meticulous, minute, narrow, nice, precise, specific, specified, thorough, amplified, at length, blow-by-blow, circumstantiated, clocklike, described, disclosed, elaborated, enumerated, exhausting, individualized, point-by-point, seriatim, unfolded |
| Antonyms: | brief, cursory, sparing, uncomplicated, inexhaustive, nonspecific, undetailed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | explicit |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | specific, unambiguous |
| Synonyms: | absolute, accurate, categorical, certain, clean-cut, clear, clear-cut, correct, definite, definitive, direct, distinct, exact, express, frank, lucid, obvious, on the nose*, open, outspoken, patent, perspicuous, plain, positive, precise, stated, straightforward, sure, understandable, unequivocal, unqualified, unreserved |
| Antonyms: | ambiguous, confused, equivocal, implicit, indefinite, obscure, vague, unspecific |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | factual |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | real, correct |
| Synonyms: | absolute, accurate, actual, authentic, card-carrying, certain, circumstantial, close, credible, descriptive, exact, faithful, genuine, hard, kosher*, legit, legitimate, literal, objective, on the level*, positive, precise, righteous, specific, straight from horse's mouth, sure, sure-enough, true, true-to-life, unadorned, unbiased, undoubted, unquestionable, valid, veritable |
| Antonyms: | biased, false, imprecise, incorrect, unfactual, untruthful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | faultless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | having nothing wrong with it |
| Synonyms: | accurate, blameless, classic, clean, correct, exemplary, exquisite, faithful, flawless, foolproof, guiltless, ideal, immaculate, impeccable, inculpable, innocent, intact, irreproachable, model, perfect, pure, sinless, spotless, stainless, supreme, textbook*, unblemished, unsullied, whole, above reproach, crimeless, errorless, on target, right on, unguilty, unspotted |
| Antonyms: | imperfect, tainted, blemished, flawed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | honest-to-God |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | genuine |
| Synonyms: | absolute, accurate, actual, authentic, bona fide, certain, factual, honest, kosher*, legitimate, official, on the level*, positive, real, straight, true, unquestionable, valid, authenticated, certified, for real, for-sure, honest-to-goodness, legit, no buts about it, on the up-and-up, real stuff, really-truly, sure-enough, sure-thing |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | impeccable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | above suspicion; flawless |
| Synonyms: | accurate, aces, clean, correct, exact, exquisite, faultless, immaculate, infallible, innocent, irreproachable, nice, perfect, precise, pure, right, sinless, stainless, ten*, unblemished, unerring, unimpeachable, A-okay, apple-pie, errorless, fleckless, incorrupt, note-perfect, on target, unflawed |
| Antonyms: | corrupt, defective, imperfect, suspicious, wrong, blemished, flawed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | implicit |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | included without question, inherent, absolute |
| Synonyms: | accurate, certain, complete, constant, constructive, definite, entire, firm, fixed, full, implied, inarticulate, inevitable, inferential, latent, practical, steadfast, tacit, total, understood, unexpressed, unqualified, unreserved, unsaid, unshakable, unspoken, virtual, wholehearted, contained, implicative, inferred, taken for granted, undeclared, unhesitating, unquestioned, unuttered |
| Antonyms: | explicit, specific |
| Main Entry: | incontrovertible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beyond dispute |
| Synonyms: | accurate, authentic, certain, established, indisputable, indubitable, irrefutable, positive, sure, sure thing*, undeniable, unquestionable, unshakable, incontestable, nailed down, no mistake, no two ways about it, surefire, uncontestable, unequivocable |
| Antonyms: | changeable, questionable, uncertain, variable, controvertible |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | indisputable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beyond doubt |
| Synonyms: | absolute, accurate, actual, certain, double-checked, evident, incontestable, incontrovertible, indubitable, irrefutable, no ifs ands or buts about it, no mistake, open and shut, positive, real, sure, that's a fact, true, unassailable, undeniable, undoubted, unfabled, unquestionable, veridical |
| Antonyms: | disputable, doubtful, dubious, indefinite, questionable, refutable, uncertain, unreliable, unsure, vague |
| Main Entry: | infallible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unerring, dependable |
| Synonyms: | acceptable, accurate, agreeable, authoritative, certain, correct, effective, effectual, efficacious, efficient, exact, faultless, flawless, foolproof, handy, helpful, impeccable, incontrovertible, omniscient, perfect, positive, reliable, satisfactory, satisfying, sure, true, trustworthy, unbeatable, unfailing, unimpeachable, unquestionable, useful, apodictic, inerrable, inerrant, surefire, undeceivable |
| Antonyms: | erring, fallible, faulty, imperfect |
| Main Entry: | irrefutable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beyond question |
| Synonyms: | accurate, certain, evident, final, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, invincible, ironclad, irresistible, obvious, positive, set, sure, undeniable, unimpeachable, unquestionable, apodictic, can bet on it, double-checked, inarguable, incontestable, irrebuttable, irrefragable, nof ifs ands or buts, odds-on, proven, unanswerable, unassailable |
| Antonyms: | doubtful, dubious, questionable, uncertain, refutable |
| Main Entry: | judicious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | wise, thoughtful |
| Synonyms: | accurate, acute, astute, calculating, careful, cautious, circumspect, considerate, considered, diplomatic, discerning, discreet, discriminating, efficacious, enlightened, expedient, far-sighted, informed, judicial, keen, perceptive, perspicacious, politic, profound, prudent, quick-witted, rational, reasonable, sagacious, sage, sane, sapient, seasonable, seemly, sensible, sharp, shrewd, skillful, sober, sophisticated, sound, thorough, wary, well-advised, worldly-wise, clear-sighted, well-judged |
| Antonyms: | foolish, hasty, idiotic, injudicious, irrational, nonsensical, reckless, senseless, thoughtless, unwise |
| Main Entry: | literal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | word for word; exact, real |
| Synonyms: | accurate, actual, apparent, authentic, bona fide, close, critical, faithful, genuine, gospel, methodical, natural, ordinary, plain, scrupulous, simple, strict, true, unerring, unvarnished, usual, veracious, verbal, verbatim, veritable, written, not figurative, to the letter, undeviating, unexaggerated |
| Antonyms: | exaggerated, figurative, imaginative, loose |
| Main Entry: | meticulous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | detailed, perfectionist |
| Synonyms: | accurate, cautious, conscientious, conscionable, crossing the t's, dotting the i's, exact, fastidious, fussy, heedful, microscopic, nitpicking*, painstaking, particular, persnickety*, picky, precise, punctilious, punctual, scrupulous, stickling, strict, thorough |
| Antonyms: | careless, messy, sloppy, undetailed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | okay |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | acceptable, satisfactory |
| Synonyms: | accurate, adequate, all right, approved, convenient, correct, fair, fine, good, middling, passable, permitted, so-so*, surely, tolerable, in order, not bad, ok |
| Antonyms: | bad, incorrect, intolerable, unacceptable, unsatisfactory, unsuitable, wrong |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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