Accuracy and Safety

Accuracy

Accuracy noun - The quality or state of being very accurate.

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Safety and accuracy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Safety" instead a noun "Accuracy".

Nearby Words: accurate, accurately

Safety noun - The state of not being exposed to danger.

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Accuracy and safety are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Accuracy" instead a noun "Safety".

Nearby Words: safe, safely

good	good accuracy	good safety
best	best accuracy	best safety
better	better accuracy	better safety
natural	natural accuracy	natural safety
Other adjectives: perfect, complete, total, relative, dubious, questionable, poor, superior, bad, improved, less, extra, greater, maximum.

Even if you did bypass said safety mechanism, nails aren't as aerodynamic as rifled bullets, so they don't have the accuracy or range that makes real firearms so deadly.

Source: Nail 'Em
Improvements include a slant/forward ejection system, a heavier barrel for improved accuracy and a more ergonomic safety selector switch.

Source: Useful Notes / Chinese with Chopper Support
While we could go back and forth about the accuracy of Ralph Nader's 1965 book Unsafe at Any Speed for days on end, the fact still stands that the public's reaction to it forced automakers to start seriously considering the safety of their cars.

Source: Genre Turning Point

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