spot on

adjective

Exact; correct; accurate; absolutely right.

“I was spot on with my guess.”

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Meanings

adjectivespot on (comparative more spot on, superlative most spot on)

comparative more spot on · superlative most spot on · alternative spot-on

  1. informalExact; correct; accurate; absolutely right.

    I was spot on with my guess.

    2 more examples

    Victor was spot on, of course; in fact, I have often been tempted to seek him out when I have been plagued by diseases of the heart. He'd be able to tell me in ten seconds whether someone was worth a tattoo or not.

    1995, Nick Hornby, High Fidelity, London: Victor Gollancz, →ISBN, page 22

    His counterpart Neil Warnock got his tactics spot on as Chelsea struggled to get into any sort of groove in the first half.

    2011 October 23, Becky Ashton, “QPR 1 - 0 Chelsea”, in BBC Sport

    Synonyms: pitch-perfect

  2. informalExcellent.

    Synonyms: pitch-perfect

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveExact; correct; accurate; absolutely right.

Similar
pitch-perfect

adjectiveExcellent.

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pitch-perfect
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bang oncock ondead onon pointon target
Also see
bang oncock onexactexcellenton targetpitch-perfect

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 準確 /准确, 沒錯 /没错
  • 準確 /准确 (zhǔnquè)exact or correct
  • 沒錯 /没错 (méicuò)exact or correct
Finnish täysin oikeassa, naulan kantaan
  • täysin oikeassaexact or correct
  • naulan kantaanexact or correct
German genau richtig
  • genau richtigexact or correct
Italian esatto
  • esattoexact or correct
Māori mārekereke
  • mārekerekeexact or correct
Norwegian Bokmål helt riktig, helt korrekt
  • helt riktigexact or correct
  • helt korrektexact or correct
  • midt i prikkenexact or correct
Polish w punkt, w sedno
  • w punktexact or correct
  • w sednoexact or correct
  • trafnyexact or correct
Russian в то́чку
  • в то́чку (v tóčku)exact or correct
Spanish acertado
  • acertadoexact or correct
Cite this entry
APA

spot on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spot%20on

MLA

“spot on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spot%20on. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spot on,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spot%20on.

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