inaccurate

adjective

(ˌ)i-ˈna-kyə-rət How to pronounce inaccurate (audio)
Definition of inaccuratenext
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 Google Maps was showing that Angeles Crest Highway was closed just east of Red Box Picnic Area, which was inaccurate. — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026 Poor thermostat placement can cause inaccurate readings, higher energy bills, HVAC wear, and uncomfortable home temperatures. — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 15 July 2026 While the three-paragraph Puck item was hastily aggregated by other media outlets, giving the inaccurate impression a deal was imminent, it also was based on a key assumption. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 14 July 2026 Subaru of America is recalling more than 541,000 of its Crosstrek, Forester, and Ascent SUVs due to an inaccurate label attached to the vehicles. — ABC News, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for inaccurate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inaccurate
  1. erroneous
  2. approximate
  3. incorrect
  4. imprecise
  5. wrong
Adjective
  • Vilified for superstitious or erroneous beliefs, many of these species did not actually compete with people for food or pose other significant dangers.
    — Elan Abrell, The Conversation, 22 July 2026
  • Early details about the cause and source of the nationwide outbreak of cyclosporiasis—and the dangers in not immediately correcting erroneous information about it —is a good example.
    — Edward Segal, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of erroneous
Adjective
  • The map above shows the evacuation area in red and the approximate perimeter as a black line.
    — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 20 July 2026
  • The shaded areas of the map show the approximate boundaries where air quality is available and listed as anything other than good.
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of approximate
Adjective
  • At the World Cup, there were at least six examples of incorrect or — to be generous — highly dubious interventions that made reasonable on-field decisions worse across the 104 matches.
    — Graham Scott, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • In September, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services sent a notice denying her coverage, citing incorrect income information and stating she wasn't disabled, according to Kolosova and state documents reviewed by KFF Health News.
    — Rachana Pradhan, NPR, 20 July 2026
Definition of incorrect
Adjective
  • The comparison is imprecise because prediction markets and gambling companies calculate activity differently, and the sportsbooks have not yet released their recent internal numbers.
    — Nathaniel Popper, Fortune, 19 July 2026
  • Because that is the imprecise language used in reference to the children of Al Hol; of the 70,000 residents, approximately two-thirds are children, of whom approximately half are under twelve.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
Definition of imprecise
Adjective
  • First, the medals were the wrong colour; this was the ‘Bronze Final’ after all.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • That turned out to be wrong for a meaningful minority of them, whose brains were generating signals our methods were not sensitive enough to pick up.
    — Torie Bosch, STAT, 18 July 2026
Definition of wrong

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