adjective
1.
Synonyms: definite 1, circumscribed, determinate, fixed, limited, narrow, restricted
2.
Synonyms: correct 2, accurate, exact, nice, proper, right, rigorous
Related Word: rigid, stringent
Contrasted words: careless, heedless; lax, slack
Antonyms: imprecise; loose
3.
Synonyms: prim 1, genteel, missish, prig, priggish, prissy, prudish, puritanical, straitlaced, stuffy
4.
distinguished from every other
arrived just at the precise moment when he was needed
Synonyms: exact, very
Related Word: specific; individual; particular
Contrasted words: general, inexact, nonspecific
Antonyms: imprecise