accurately

American  

[ak-yer-it-lee] / ˈæk yər ɪt li /

adverb

1. in a way that is free from error or defect and consistent with a standard, rule, or model.

   She worked on aircraft before they left on missions; the work needed to be done fast and accurately to ensure safety on all flights.

2. correctly; precisely.

   He’s a good lacrosse player; he passes well and can shoot accurately.

   Humans are generally afraid of death—or, more accurately, don't want to die.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• hyperaccurately
  adverb
• unaccurately
  adverb
• superaccurately
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of accurately

accurate ( def. ) + -ly

Explanation

Anything done accurately is done correctly or with very few mistakes. Many things should be performed accurately, especially brain surgery. When you're accurate, you're precise: you get things right. To do something accurately is to do it in a precise, correct, careful manner. A baseball player with a good batting average hits the ball accurately. An accountant who never makes mistakes juggles the numbers accurately. If you got 100 on a test, you performed accurately. The opposite of this word is inaccurately, which means you did something wrong, incorrectly, or with a lot of mistakes.

Example Sentences

Faster inclusion also helps indexes accurately track the universe of public companies, and means index-fund investors will have exposure to some of the biggest and hottest newly public companies faster than they otherwise would have.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The proposed Bilirakis commission also would evaluate whether the current formula for calculating annual cost-of-living adjustments accurately reflects the financial realities facing seniors, including inflation.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

But how hard is it to simply be against fraud, while accurately acknowledging that it is rare and our current system provides accurate results?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

While animal models such as mice and rats remain useful in research, important biological differences limit how accurately they reflect human nervous system function.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

But he used a bow like he’d been doing it for years, and soon he was throwing knives farther and more accurately than she.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

Related Words

• exactly
• meticulously
• precisely