inaccuracy

noun

in·​ac·​cu·​ra·​cy (ˌ)i-ˈna-kyə-rə-sē 

-k(ə-)rə-sē

plural inaccuracies

1

: the quality or state of being inaccurate

2

: mistake, error

Synonyms

• blunder
• bobble
• boo-boo
• boob [British]
• brick
• clanger [British]
• clinker
• error
• fault
• flub
• fluff
• fumble
• gaff
• gaffe
• goof
• lapse
• miscue
• misstep
• mistake
• oversight
• screwup
• slip
• slipup
• stumble
• trip

Examples of inaccuracy in a Sentence

I pointed out the inaccuracy of his statement.

The text is filled with inaccuracies.

Recent Examples on the Web

Editor’s Note: Please be mindful that this transcript does not go through our standard editorial process and may contain inaccuracies and grammatical errors. —Steve Bender, Southern Living, 3 May 2025

And there were other inaccuracies in the mayor’s accounting. —Stephen J. K. Walters, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2025

Errors and inaccuracies in legacy data undermine the trust and reliability of the migrated system. —Kevin Campbell, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025

Identifying prose from a computer versus human is difficult, even for OpenAI, which shut down its AI text-detection tool in 2023 due to inaccuracies. —Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 28 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1755, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for inaccuracy

• accuracy

Kids Definition

inaccuracy

noun

in·​ac·​cu·​ra·​cy (ˈ)in-ˈak-yə-rə-sē 

plural inaccuracies

1

: the quality or state of being inaccurate

2

: error sense 1b, mistake