1
as in erroneous
not being in agreement with what is true
he claimed that the TV ratings were inaccurate because they didn't take into account all those viewers in health clubs
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2
as in approximate
not precisely correct
the estimate is inaccurate, but will do for our purposes
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Recent Examples of inaccurate
Election experts, voting rights advocates, local elections officials and other California leaders have all dismissed those claims as unfounded and inaccurate.
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Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
However, the process still remains the critical weak point of modern-day aviation, as predictions rely heavily on subjective and often inaccurate pilot reports.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
To be sure, economic forecasts are often inaccurate.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
Officers have only been paid for two of the three missing pay periods, the union says, and many have issues with inaccurate pay amounts, tax withholdings and missing overtime.
—Emma Hurt, AJC.com, 30 Mar. 2026
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Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
However, the process still remains the critical weak point of modern-day aviation, as predictions rely heavily on subjective and often inaccurate pilot reports.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
To be sure, economic forecasts are often inaccurate.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
Officers have only been paid for two of the three missing pay periods, the union says, and many have issues with inaccurate pay amounts, tax withholdings and missing overtime.
—Emma Hurt, AJC.com, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inaccurate
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But those who in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries made erroneous predictions of imminent mass starvation erred by underestimating the world‑changing potential of grasses.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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Complaints vary from inquiries sent through the website going unanswered and erroneous card charges to broken or ineffective merchandise.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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The company did not disclose the approximate opening date for these restaurants.—
Imelda García,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Police noted that the closure times are approximate and may change based on what’s going on Saturday.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
27 Mar. 2026
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Nevada County’s admission comes as AI programs are under close watch around the globe for introducing incorrect legal references in cases, yet also increasingly offered as tools to help lawyers and judges research and write their briefs, motions and opinions.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Gemini 3 Pro invented elaborate technical justifications for marking incorrect answers as correct, reasoning that doing so would bring the peer’s score above the shutdown threshold.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Sometimes that’s totally wrong, because people are overestimating their kids or underestimating Joan Mitchell or whomever.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Or show off the Sombor Shuffle with an 11-footer off the wrong foot.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
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Rare diseases are by nature less familiar to health care providers, which means patients often endure long periods of misdiagnosis, imprecise treatments, and extensive testing.—
Alexandra Sifferlin,
STAT,
31 Mar. 2026
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Knee replacement surgery used to require a surgeon to manually saw bone — an inherently imprecise process.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Inaccurate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaccurate. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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