Entry Word: inexact

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 not precisely correct <a thousand is an inexact figure for the number of islands in the St. Lawrence River>

Synonyms imprecise, inaccurate, loose

Related Words approximate; erroneous, false, incorrect, off, wrong; general, indefinable, indefinite, indeterminate, indistinct, undefined, undetermined, unsettled, vague; faulty, flawed, mistaken; specious; distorted, fallacious, misleading; doubtful, dubious, questionable, uncertain; inconclusive, indecisive; debatable, disputable; invalidated, unconfirmed, unsubstantiated, unsupported

Near Antonyms certain, incontestable, indubitable, positive, sure, undeniable, unquestionable; correct, errorless, factual, right, sound, true, valid; clear-cut, decisive, definable, defined, definite; incontrovertible, indisputable, irrefutable; absolute, unqualified; confirmed, corroborated, determined, established, substantiated, supported, validated

Antonyms accurate, dead, exact, precise

2 not being in agreement with what is true <an inexact and misleading statement> — see false 1