as in inaccurate
not precisely correct
3.14 is an imprecise approximation of the value of pi
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Recent Examples of imprecise
Public safety agencies urged calm while offering imprecise predictions of exactly what might occur in a few hours when the waves arrived.
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Andrea Klick, Oc Register, 30 July 2025
Attacking moves often come undone by imprecise passing at crucial moments, or a weak collective press when looking to sustain pressure in the final third.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 30 July 2025
Speech problems are common in people with Parkinson’s disease and are characterized by a weak, sometimes nasal or monotonous voice with imprecise articulation.
—Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 28 July 2025
That complexity makes conventional tools too imprecise to isolate and manipulate their genetic material.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 July 2025
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Andrea Klick, Oc Register, 30 July 2025
Attacking moves often come undone by imprecise passing at crucial moments, or a weak collective press when looking to sustain pressure in the final third.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 30 July 2025
Speech problems are common in people with Parkinson’s disease and are characterized by a weak, sometimes nasal or monotonous voice with imprecise articulation.
—Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 28 July 2025
That complexity makes conventional tools too imprecise to isolate and manipulate their genetic material.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imprecise
Adjective
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That is a silly and inaccurate oversimplification.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Excess heat can harm the oven's thermostat and heating elements, leading to inaccurate temperature readings and possible permanent damage, along with a fire risk.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Some figures used in the calculation of values may be approximate.—
Michael Ozanian,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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The patient base has expanded to thousands of active patients, with an approximate ratio of 1250 patients per dentist.—
Alison Coleman,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Imprecise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprecise. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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