exact

1. 1.

   marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact

   “an exact mind”

   “an exact copy”

   “hit the exact center of the target”

   Antonymsinexact

   Similardirectliteralmathematicalperfectphotographicrigorous
2. 2.

   (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct

   “a precise image”

   “a precise measurement”

   Synonymsaccurateprecise

   Similarcorrect

Other forms of exact

past tense

exacted·

present participle

exacting·

third person

exacts·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about exact

What does exact mean?

exact means "claim as due or just". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in exact?

exact has 2 syllables: ex-act. The stress falls on "act". In IPA it is /ɪɡˈzækt/.

What is another word for exact?

Close synonyms include demand, claim, take, accurate, precise. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of exact?

The recorded antonyms are inexact.

Is exact a common word?

exact is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with exact?

2 words rhyme with exact. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.