to a t

1. 1.

   in every detail

   “the new house suited them to a T”

   Synonymsto the letterjust rightto perfection

Questions about to a t

What does to a t mean?

to a t means "in every detail".

What is another word for to a t?

Close synonyms include to the letter, just right, to perfection. 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.

Is to a t a common word?

to a t is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.