Delicacy and Imprecision

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

Usage example: the delicacy of the watch movement is incredible

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Imprecision is an antonym for delicacy.

Nearby Words: delicate, delicately

Imprecision noun - The quality of lacking precision.

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Delicacy is an antonym for imprecision.

Nearby Words: imprecise, imprecisely

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Imprecision and Delicacy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/delicacy/imprecision

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