on the dot

Questions about on the dot

What is another word for on the dot?

It depends which on the dot you mean. In the sense “just as it should be”, the synonyms are precisely, exactly, on the nose, on the button. Across all 1 sense there are 4 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of on the dot?

WordNet records no antonym for on the dot. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for on the dot come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of on the dot

• Full entry for on the dotAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for on the dotWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
• Thesaurus homeHow WordNet synsets work, and the collections built for synonym work.