accurate UK /ˈak.jʊ.ɹɪt/US /ˈæk.jə.ɹɪt/ adjective5 •matching the facts or the real amount, with no mistakes •Deviating only slightly or within acceptable limits.My horoscopes I read last week were surprisingly accurate. •On course to hit, or successful in hitting, a target; well-aimed.an accurate shot •Capable of consistently hitting a target, especially using some weapon or tool. •(no longer used) Precisely fixed; executed with care; careful.for that is the fume of those, that conceive the celestial bodies have more accurate influences upon these things below, than indeed they have — 1625 formsaccurater · more accurate · accuratest · most accurate