IMPRECISENESS Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

impreciseness

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as in imprecision

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Noun

The imprecision in his birthdate, which differs from the singularness in the date of his death, feels like an open wound where the dying is more certain than the living.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
A certain amount of confusion and imprecision is built into the use of the term.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026

Definition of imprecision

Noun

Although many tried to couch their complaints in critiques of the film’s historical inaccuracy, The Odyssey is a fantasy film that features magic and monsters.

— Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
Put another way, seek primary sources as a hedge against bias and inaccuracy.

— Rey Ramsey, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of inaccuracy

Noun

According to the company, the platform delivers high critical-dimension uniformity, low line-edge roughness, and a large process window across an entire wafer.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026
It’s formulated with key ingredients such as Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38 to smooth out the skin’s texture, including roughness and crow’s feet.

— Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 21 July 2026

Definition of roughness

Noun

So much of the film turns on such evocative inexactitude, on our ability to wonder (and wander) about the image.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2021
Bruno was fed up with berating his cooks for all their mistakes and inexactitudes, not to mention the grumbling.

— Jonathan Kauffman, SFChronicle.com, 22 June 2018

Definition of inexactitude

Noun

But many seemingly urbane texts also benefited from the intellectual and moral coarseness of their times.

— Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
The term plant texture refers to the fineness or coarseness, roughness or smoothness, heaviness or lightness of a particular plant.

— David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 15 Feb. 2026

Definition of coarseness

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