IMPRECISION Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

imprecision

noun

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Recent Examples of imprecision This imprecision means that exactly what conditions are like on the planet's surface remain open to debate. —

Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026 Leaders are forced to trust numerous systems, knowing imprecision grows with every additional layer or process. —

Chris Novak, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2025 Rough phrasing can be powered through on an ATV of anthemic feeling — thus the career of Tim Rice — but Barne and Buchan are aiming to find depth in the small, and every lyrical imprecision destabilizes the whole. —

Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2025 Then the doe took off, and the gravity of his imprecision sank in. —

Devon O’Neil, Outside, 15 Oct. 2025 Any claim for Swift’s genius should reckon with her lapses into imprecision and pompousness. —

Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025

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inaccuracy

Noun

In 1752, Britain and its colonies adopted the Gregorian calendar, introduced by Pope Gregory XIII to correct inaccuracies in the Julian system.

— Tiago Ventura, Time, 14 Feb. 2026
This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy.

— Maria Guinnip, Oklahoman, 6 Feb. 2026