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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The development group then filed a lawsuit with the Ohio Supreme Court, stating the the petition language used to garner the referendum was misleading and inaccurate.
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Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
Grokipedia, like Wikipedia, includes citations for its statements, but several users have pointed out claims with inaccurate citations.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
The development group then filed a lawsuit with the Ohio Supreme Court, stating the the petition language used to garner the referendum was misleading and inaccurate.
—Sydney Franklin, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2025
The top issue was inaccurate or misleading results (39%), followed by a lack of context understanding (23%), and biased or inappropriate outputs (8%).
—John Kell, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Inaccurate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inaccurate. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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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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