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
After publication, the DHS inspector general's office said in a statement to USA TODAY that any characterization that its agents participated in Castro's arrest is inaccurate.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Then create rules around behavior based on their wildly inaccurate opinions.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2026
The report led to a fierce response from Parks Director Christopher Cotten, who argued the auditors shared false or inaccurate information and failed to understand how parks and recreation programming works.
—Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
The bill would rework the Sports Broadcasting Act to allow conferences to pool their TV rights — a move proponents have said could add billions of dollars to the ecosystem in a conclusion the Southeastern and Big Ten Conferences believe is inaccurate.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Then create rules around behavior based on their wildly inaccurate opinions.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2026
The report led to a fierce response from Parks Director Christopher Cotten, who argued the auditors shared false or inaccurate information and failed to understand how parks and recreation programming works.
—Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
The bill would rework the Sports Broadcasting Act to allow conferences to pool their TV rights — a move proponents have said could add billions of dollars to the ecosystem in a conclusion the Southeastern and Big Ten Conferences believe is inaccurate.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inaccurate
Adjective
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That assumption is erroneous—and dangerous.—
David Capablanca,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Technology should be developed to track the same digital paths that erroneous content traveled, correcting the record along the way.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 May 2026
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So by necessity, the encoding must be approximate, and therefore some aspects of what’s going on in the space-time can’t be perfectly recovered by measuring a subset of the quantum particles in the usual way.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
3 June 2026
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The letters on the chart represent the approximate time periods to full recovery for the events listed here.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
1 June 2026
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But according to an opinion from the Florida Attorney General’s Office, the city’s position is incorrect.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2026
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Some readers may disagree with our analysis, and of course there are many decisions that the KMI panel deemed correct or incorrect that fans from all teams will dispute.—
Graham Scott,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Wirskye then asked who was wrong that day.—
Dawn White,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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Lauren McCormick, a spokeswoman for travel insurance provider Squaremouth, says your phone is the most efficient tool for protecting your travel investment if things go wrong.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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The previous name, polycystic ovarian syndrome, or PCOS, is imprecise and confusing to patients, families and physicians.—
Melanie Cree,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
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With all these features and a unique design that eliminates all the rattling and imprecise grips of conventional wrenches, this tool could find frequent use in your workshop.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 May 2026
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“Inaccurate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaccurate. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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