Antonyms for accuracy


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ak-yer-uh-see
Phonetic Transcription : ˈæk yər ə si


Definition of accuracy

Origin :
  • 1660s, from accurate + -cy.
  • noun precision or correctness
Example sentences :
  • With the accuracy of his nation, he beamingly replied, "Seeshundredtousand."
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • It was simply impossible to judge with any accuracy of the distance of the ship.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • Everything combines to prove the accuracy of my observations.
  • Extract from : « The Lamplighter » by Charles Dickens
  • Accuracy in speaking and writing had, indeed, been early impressed upon her.
  • Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson
  • For one thing, he must be able to estimate distance with some degree of accuracy.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • Of its accuracy he was sometimes in doubt; but little by little that doubt grew less.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • Nevertheless the Southern fire was great in volume and accuracy.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • It behooves the materialists to use language with more precision and accuracy than this.
  • Extract from : « Life: Its True Genesis » by R. W. Wright
  • Accuracy in observation, accuracy in speech, accuracy in the transaction of affairs.
  • Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
  • Thoroughness and accuracy are two principal points to be aimed at in study.
  • Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles

Synonyms for accuracy

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