Exact

/ɪɡˈzækt/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:14 ptsWWF:15 pts5 letters

Definition of Exact

verb

To demand and enforce the payment or performance of, sometimes in a forcible or imperious way.
"to exact tribute, fees, or obedience from someone"
To make desirable or necessary.
To inflict; to forcibly obtain or produce.
"to exact revenge on someone"

adjective

Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect.
"He paid the exact debt."
Habitually careful to agree with a standard, a rule, or a promise; accurate; methodical; punctual.
"In my doings I was exact."
Precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict.
(of a sequence of groups connected by homomorphisms) Such that the kernel of one homomorphism is the image of the preceding one.

adverb

Exactly
"She's wearing the exact same sweater as I am!"

Anagrams of Exact

Words You Can Make

12 words can be made from the letters in "exact":

4-LETTER WORDS

3-LETTER WORDS

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+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "exact" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

EX...Words starting with "ex"...CTWords ending with "ct"All 5-letter words Unscramble "exact"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

correctperfectprecisetruestrictspot onaccuratelyjustprecisely

ANTONYMS

approximateimpreciseinexactloose

Rhyming Words

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