exact

verbs

claim as due or just
"The bank demanded payment of the loan"
demand, exact
is derived from
exaction
take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
"the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"
claim, exact, take

adjectives

marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact
"an exact mind"; "an exact copy"; "hit the exact center of the target"
exact
is derived from
exactness
antonym
inexact
is similar to
in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
"a direct quotation"; "repeated their dialog verbatim"
direct, verbatim
is similar to
without interpretation or embellishment
"a literal depiction of the scene before him"
literal
is similar to
characterized by the exactness or precision of mathematics
"mathematical precision"
mathematical
is similar to
precisely accurate or exact
"perfect timing"
perfect
is similar to
representing people or nature with the exactness and fidelity of a photograph
photographic
is similar to
rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
"rigorous application of the law"; "a strict vegetarian"
rigorous, strict
see also
conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy
"an accurate reproduction"; "the accounting was accurate"; "accurate measurements"; "an accurate scale"
accurate
see also
limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text
"a literal translation"
literal
see also
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
"a perfect circle"; "a perfect reproduction"; "perfect happiness"; "perfect manners"; "a perfect specimen"; "a perfect day"
perfect
see also
sharply exact or accurate or delimited
"a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment"
precise
(of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct
"a precise image"; "a precise measurement"
accurate, exact, precise
is derived from
exactness