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    Exact

    Definitions

    1 | verb | claim as due or just 2 | verb | take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs 3 | adjective | marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact 4 | adjective | (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct

    Pronunciation

    igz'akt (IPA: ɪɡzˈækt)

    Hyphenation

    ex-act (5 letters | 2 syllables)

    First known use in English

    1533 (European Renaissance) (493 years ago)

    Word origin

    Latin

    Overall typical frequency

    written: 4051st most common (1 in 43478 words) ( > 99% adjective | 0% verb)

    spoken: 3073rd most common (1 in 76923 words)

    (includes some inflected forms)

    Word frequency history

    Inflected forms

    exacted | exacting | exacts | exacter | exactest

    Synonyms

    demand | claim | take | accurate | precise (total: 5)

    Antonyms

    inexact | doubtful

    Narrower terms

    call | call in | command

    Broader terms

    claim | ask | call for | demand | involve | necessitate | need | postulate | require | take (total: 10)

    Rhymes

    abstract | attacked | attract | backed | blacked | counterattacked | cracked | detract | diffract | distract | enact | extract | fact | hacked | impact | ... (total: 42) (based on typical American pronunciation)

    Lexically close words

    enact | exalt

    Anagrams

    (none among common words)

    Translations

    Mandarin Chinese: | 正確的 (adjective) Hindi: | सही (adjective) Arabic: | صَحيح (adjective) Spanish: | mismísimo (general) | exacto (work) | preciso (work) | exacto (precise) | preciso (precise) | extorsionar (money) French: | même (general) | rigoureux (work) | précis (work) | exact (precise) | précis (precise) | extorquer (money) | soutirer (money)

    Other notable uses

    exact.com | exact.net | exact.org | exact.info

    Crossword puzzle clues

    Dead-on | Demand | Get by coercion | Get by force | Kind of change | Meticulous | Obtain by demand | Obtain, as vengeance | On the money | Precise | Right on | Squeeze (from) | Strict (total: 13) (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

    Scrabble score

    14 (International English) | 14 (North American English)

    Phone keypad digits

    (???) ??3-9228