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
But making a mistake can mean you get hit with an inaccurate tax bill or, worse, an audit.
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Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2026
During an interview with Sky News on Wednesday, Ratcliffe, a British billionaire who has resided in Monaco — a tax haven — since 2020, made multiple inflammatory and inaccurate observations about the United Kingdom’s immigrant population.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
If inaccurate or misleading information is introduced to a Wikipedia article, however, it can easily be challenged in the article’s associated discussion page, where edit histories are logged.
—Imogen West-Knights, The Dial, 10 Feb. 2026
Notably, the Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund claimed on its tax forms to have only transferred funds to 501(c)(3) organizations, a statement that critics say appears to be inaccurate given its transfer to the 501(c)(4) Bright Future Fund.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 10 Feb. 2026
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Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2026
During an interview with Sky News on Wednesday, Ratcliffe, a British billionaire who has resided in Monaco — a tax haven — since 2020, made multiple inflammatory and inaccurate observations about the United Kingdom’s immigrant population.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
If inaccurate or misleading information is introduced to a Wikipedia article, however, it can easily be challenged in the article’s associated discussion page, where edit histories are logged.
—Imogen West-Knights, The Dial, 10 Feb. 2026
Notably, the Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund claimed on its tax forms to have only transferred funds to 501(c)(3) organizations, a statement that critics say appears to be inaccurate given its transfer to the 501(c)(4) Bright Future Fund.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inaccurate
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Cubs and White Sox pitchers and catchers are working out in Arizona at the start of spring training, but unless Sox general manager Chris Getz says something erroneous again, nothing much is expected to happen until the Cactus League schedule begins Friday.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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Congress foolishly downsized that number in the 1980s and ’90s on the erroneous belief that more doctors would encourage unnecessary health care consumption.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
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The approximate cost of the naming rights to Memorial Stadium is unknown, but a few recent deals can give folks a vague idea of what the cost could be.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
11 Feb. 2026
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Investigators allege that Kapoor and Lillaney generated a approximate total of $3 million in profits during the scheme, according to the indictment.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
7 Feb. 2026
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Some will always believe their placement incorrect.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Both parties claim problems such as invalid signatures and missing or incorrect voter information on petitions that judicial candidates submit to secure a place on the ballot.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Feb. 2026
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Now Rubio was telling liberal centrist foreign leaders that their entire outlook was wrong, echoing the far-right populist opponents who might well unseat them in upcoming elections.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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And so the custodians became irate when photographs emerged of the actor Sarah Pidgeon, who plays Bessette in Murphy’s show, looking all wrong on set.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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This may seem like semantic quibbling, but the stakes of imprecise legislation in this domain are quite high.—
Kevin Frazier,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2026
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Much of the playing on the album is cheerfully imprecise; Bryan has said it was recorded in a handful of houses in Oklahoma, but the recordings, which include sing-alongs and stray noises, evoke the blurry conviviality of a bar band at the moment between last call and lights on.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Inaccurate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaccurate. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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