Exact and Right

Exact

Exact adjective - Being in agreement with the truth or a fact or a standard.
Usage example: maybe I wasn't being very exact when I said I had done it a million times—but it sure seemed like it

Right is a synonym for exact in accurate topic. In some cases you can use "Right" instead an adjective "Exact", when it comes to topics like correct.

Right

Right adjective - Following an original exactly.
Usage example: a modern replica of an 18th-century British warship that is right in all of its details

Exact is a synonym for right in correct topic. You can use "Exact" instead an adjective "Right", if it concerns topics such as accurate.

Both words in one sentence

  • Right Behind Me He turns around to see the Judge is right behind him and wearing the exact same hat, tells him it looks good on him, then turns back to his companion to roll his eyes and snicker at the Judge.
  • Video Game / Sly Cooper: Thieves In Time They were quite lucky to be able to find objects that were not only from the correct era, but even right down to the exact year, month, and day needed.
  • Series / The Six Million Dollar Man Jaime loses her right arm and both legs, while in the Return of the Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman reunion movie, Austin's son suffers the exact same injuries as his father, except he loses his right eye instead of his left.
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