as in incorrectly
in a mistaken or inappropriate way
inaccurately reported that she was absent that day
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Recent Examples of inaccurately
In 2024, Abbott recalled several lots of Libre 3 sensors due to inaccurately high readings.
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Elizabeth Chuck, NBC news, 11 Mar. 2026
Trump was inaccurately describing federal data.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act by inaccurately reporting account information to credit bureaus, potentially harming consumers' credit scores.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Structural alpha occurs when the market inaccurately prices the change itself.
—Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 4 Jan. 2026
For example, Apple briefly turned off an AI feature that rewrote push notifications from news apps inaccurately (it’s since been turned back on by default).
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
For example, pro-Trump chatbots inaccurately attributed job growth solely to his administration, overlooking economic continuity from the Obama era.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Bongino told Fox News that Crooks’ online activity was shared inaccurately by prior investigators in the case.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
But the emails are being scrutinized by the public and by influencers on social media, many of whom — both on the left and the right — are inaccurately decoding them.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 14 Nov. 2025
Elizabeth Chuck, NBC news, 11 Mar. 2026
Trump was inaccurately describing federal data.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act by inaccurately reporting account information to credit bureaus, potentially harming consumers' credit scores.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Structural alpha occurs when the market inaccurately prices the change itself.
—Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 4 Jan. 2026
For example, Apple briefly turned off an AI feature that rewrote push notifications from news apps inaccurately (it’s since been turned back on by default).
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
For example, pro-Trump chatbots inaccurately attributed job growth solely to his administration, overlooking economic continuity from the Obama era.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Bongino told Fox News that Crooks’ online activity was shared inaccurately by prior investigators in the case.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
But the emails are being scrutinized by the public and by influencers on social media, many of whom — both on the left and the right — are inaccurately decoding them.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 14 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inaccurately
Adverb
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Dietary supplements may not work well or cause unwanted side effects if taken incorrectly.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
10 Mar. 2026
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An earlier version of this story contained a response that incorrectly categorized the Atlanta Hawks’ draft pick situation.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
9 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Pilots have mistakenly taxied into the wrong taxiway.—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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Some mistakenly argue that accelerating coverage for breakthroughs could lead to significant increases in health care costs.—
Josh Makower,
STAT,
16 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Energy Secretary Chris Wright erroneously posted — and then deleted — a message that the US Navy had escorted an oil tanker through the strait near Iran, only for the White House to concede no operation had occurred.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Hundreds of millions of dollars were erroneously wired across the state, apparently due to a subtle technical error.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Inaccurately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaccurately. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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