impreciseness

noun

as in imprecision

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for impreciseness
  1. imprecision
  2. inaccuracy
  3. approximation
  4. roughness
  5. inexactitude
  6. coarseness
Noun
  • Australia clung to its final six point margin for the last 27 minutes of the match when tiredness induced by altitude in the mountainous venue saw some sloppiness and imprecision invade its game.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
  • His chat section is littered with critiques of his pitch selection and pitch-meter imprecision.
    — Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of imprecision
Noun
  • But perhaps inaccuracy is the best prism with which to interpret Davis’ public statements.
    — Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
  • According to the American Civil Liberties Union in 2020, this technology can result in bias and inaccuracies.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of inaccuracy
Noun
  • This is an approximation based on years of berry eating, not a real statistic.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2026
  • But much of it also had an obvious swagger and drive, sometimes with grooves that hinted at funk, or at least a Jane’s Addiction-like approximation of it.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of approximation
Noun
  • DuBose said the incidents went beyond the normal roughness of football.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Even with an unnecessary roughness penalty in the fourth, Shelley made his reps count, making five tackles and breaking up a deep pass from Rams quarterback Ty Simpson intended for Tyler Scott.
    — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 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
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

imprecisely
impreciseness
imprecision
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Impreciseness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impreciseness. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of gist

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

A List of Most Commonly Confused Words

Why do we use apostrophes to show possession?

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

The Longest Long Words List

Stay Woke

Ye Olde Nincompoop: Old-Fashioned Words for 'Stupid'

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Words of the Week - Sept. 4
See More

Popular

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

The Longest Long Words List

Stay Woke
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
anagrams on a chalk board
Word Builder Quiz Vol. 2 Pick the letter that when added to a word will ma...
See All