inaccurate
adjective
in·ac·cu·rate
(ˌ)i-ˈna-kyə-rət 
-k(ə-)rət
: not accurate : faulty
inaccurate information
Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
According to Long, predictions about job creation and sales tax revenue tend to come from the same handful of consultants reusing the same methods that have been inaccurate in the past.
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Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
After ditching its initial AI offering, Bard, Google is scaling up its Gemini AI model after stumbles related to historically inaccurate image generation.
—Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
But thanks to new video and audio of the shooting obtained by an independent journalist, that narrative appears to be highly inaccurate.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
The way that that testing was presented to the jury was inaccurate.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2024
Aircraft are still able to fly safely without GPS and can switch to other sources when GPS is inaccurate, experts say.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 30 Mar. 2024
Moreover, this was all based on people reporting their own sleep levels, which can be quite inaccurate.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
This is one industry where inaccurate information can easily lead to security issues and unhappy customers.
—Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2024
Prior to this, Nasdaq experienced a system error in December 2023 that impacted thousands of stock orders, leading to the cancellation of some orders and the submission of inaccurate orders.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
After ditching its initial AI offering, Bard, Google is scaling up its Gemini AI model after stumbles related to historically inaccurate image generation.
—Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
But thanks to new video and audio of the shooting obtained by an independent journalist, that narrative appears to be highly inaccurate.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
The way that that testing was presented to the jury was inaccurate.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2024
Aircraft are still able to fly safely without GPS and can switch to other sources when GPS is inaccurate, experts say.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 30 Mar. 2024
Moreover, this was all based on people reporting their own sleep levels, which can be quite inaccurate.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
This is one industry where inaccurate information can easily lead to security issues and unhappy customers.
—Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2024
Prior to this, Nasdaq experienced a system error in December 2023 that impacted thousands of stock orders, leading to the cancellation of some orders and the submission of inaccurate orders.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
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“Inaccurate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inaccurate. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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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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