spot-on

adjective

ˈspät-ˈän 

: exactly correct

a spot-on impersonation

Synonyms

• accurate
• bang on [chiefly British]
• correct
• dead-on
• exact
• good
• on-target
• precise
• proper
• right
• so
• true
• veracious

Examples of spot-on in a Sentence

for an inside mount for window blinds, your measurements had better be spot-on

a spot-on prediction of the movie's gross on its opening weekend

Recent Examples on the Web

Clancy Brown’s portrayal of him was spot-on and so terrific. —Jordan Moreau, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025

Baker channeled the Hollywood icon with a spot-on vocal and performance-capture act for the fast-selling 2024 adventure game Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, set between the events of Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Last Crusade films. —EW.com, 12 Mar. 2025

These poisons are commonly be found in shampoos, sprays, and spot-on treatments for pets and/or livestock. —Grrlscientist, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025

Frank Castle / Punisher This other iconic antihero from the comics first showed up in Season 2 of Daredevil before getting his own spinoff show anchored by Jon Bernthal’s spot-on performance. —Ben Rosenstock, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for spot-on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon