inaccurate
adjective
in·ac·cu·rate
(ˌ)i-ˈna-kyə-rət 
-k(ə-)rət
: not accurate : faulty
inaccurate information
Examples of inaccurate in a Sentence
he claimed that the TV ratings were inaccurate because they didn't take into account all those viewers in health clubs
the estimate is inaccurate, but will do for our purposes
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Then create rules around behavior based on their wildly inaccurate opinions.
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Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2026
The bill would rework the Sports Broadcasting Act to allow conferences to pool their TV rights — a move proponents have said could add billions of dollars to the ecosystem in a conclusion the Southeastern and Big Ten Conferences believe is inaccurate.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
Much of the contested Strait of Hormuz is still experiencing GPS jamming and spoofing, with the latter involving false signals that trick GPS receivers into reporting inaccurate positions.
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This system so successfully eliminated the Games’ problems of inaccurate and inconsistent local timekeeping that Omega has kept the privilege ever since.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
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Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2026
The bill would rework the Sports Broadcasting Act to allow conferences to pool their TV rights — a move proponents have said could add billions of dollars to the ecosystem in a conclusion the Southeastern and Big Ten Conferences believe is inaccurate.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
Much of the contested Strait of Hormuz is still experiencing GPS jamming and spoofing, with the latter involving false signals that trick GPS receivers into reporting inaccurate positions.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026
This system so successfully eliminated the Games’ problems of inaccurate and inconsistent local timekeeping that Omega has kept the privilege ever since.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
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“Inaccurate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inaccurate. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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inaccurate
adjective
in·ac·cu·rate
(ˈ)in-ˈak-yə-rət
: not accurate : not correct or exact
inaccurate information
inaccurately
adverb
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