ACCURATELY Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

accurately

adverb

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as in precisely

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Recent Examples of accurately Niantic Spatial developed the model, which can accurately depict street dimensions and includes buildings and street signs, according to the release. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026 And yet, there the fans were, rally caps on, ready to believe in another mighty comeback—to read heroism into a story that could also be told, perhaps more accurately, in terms of swing decisions and contact points. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026 The arrest report says that Glowacz accurately described the layout of the residence and where the log had been located. — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026 By factoring in the size of the survey area along with the distribution of bears within that area into their calculations, Morin said, the team can more accurately determine the density of the bear population. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for accurately

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precisely

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There’s no clear explanation for why, precisely, liberals tend to have fewer children than conservatives do.

— Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026
The mission also carries instruments from Egypt, Switzerland, Bahrain and Italy; the latter country’s instrument is a small laser retroreflector on the lander that can be used to precisely measure distances from orbiters to the lunar surface.

— Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026

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