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Examples of inaccuracy in a Sentence
I pointed out the inaccuracy of his statement.
The text is filled with inaccuracies.
Recent Examples of inaccuracy from the Web
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The sisters' videos are often sensationalist, one-sided, and riddled with inaccuracies.
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There’s one glaring inaccuracy in the 2018 Cincinnati Reds media guide.
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That’s why any move that risks inaccuracy is of concern.
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The caverns created between big-city buildings are particularly susceptible to inaccuracy.
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The article contained factual inaccuracies and did not conform to Newsweek's editorial standards.
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A few weeks after Shulkin was sworn in last year, the VA inspector general released a report finding widespread inaccuracies in scheduling records at a dozen hospitals in North Carolina and Virginia.
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Wimbush has always seemed confident though, handling inaccuracies in the passing game with poise.
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Congress conducted a largely fruitless investigation into bias and inaccuracy in news coverage afterward.
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First Known Use of inaccuracy
circa 1755
inaccuracy Synonyms
Synonyms
blunder, bobble, boo-boo, brick, clinker, error, fault, flub, fluff, fumble, gaff, gaffe, goof, lapse, miscue, misstep, mistake, oversight, screwup, slip, slipup, stumble, trip;
Near Antonyms
accuracy, correctness, exactitude, exactness, preciseness, precision, strictness;
Related Words
bloomer, blooper, boner, howler, pratfall;
misapprehension, miscalculation, miscomprehension, misconception, misconstruction, miscue, misdescription, misimpression, misinterpretation, misjudgment, misreading, misstatement, misunderstanding;
INACCURACY Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of inaccuracy for English Language Learners
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: lack of correctness or exactness : lack of accuracy
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: a statement that is not correct : an error or mistake
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