Exact vs Unmitigated - What's the difference?

Exact is a related term of unmitigated.

As adjectives the difference between exact and unmitigated

is that exact is precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect while unmitigated is not mitigated.

As a verb exact

is to demand and enforce the payment or performance of.

exact

English

Adjective

(en adjective)

Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect.

Habitually careful to agree with a standard, a rule, or a promise; accurate; methodical; punctual.

* (John Milton) (1608-1674)

I see thou art exact of taste.

* 1661 , , The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond

During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant

Precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict.

* (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)

An exact command, / Larded with many several sorts of reason.

(algebra, of a sequence of groups connected by homomorphisms) Such that the kernel of one homomorphism is the image of the preceding one.

Synonyms

* (precisely agreeing) perfect, true, correct, precise * (precisely or definitely conceived or stated) strict * spot on

Antonyms

* (precisely agreeing) inexact, imprecise, approximate * (precisely or definitely conceived or stated) loose

Derived terms

* exactly * exactness * exact sequence

Verb

(en verb)

To demand and enforce the payment or performance of.

to exact tribute, fees, or obedience

* Bible, Luke iii. 13

He said into them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.

To make desirable or necessary.

* Massinger

My designs exact me in another place.

To forcibly obtain or produce.

to exact revenge

Derived terms

* exactable * exacter * exacting * exactor

External links

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unmitigated

English

Adjective

(en adjective)

Not mitigated.

* 1919 ,

*:"You don't care if people think you an utter blackguard? You don't care if she and your children have to beg their bread?"

*:"Not a damn."

*:I was silent for a moment in order to give greater force to my next remark. I spoke as deliberately as I could.

*:"You are a most unmitigated cad."

*:"Now that you've got that off your chest, let's go and have dinner."