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 According to the settlement website, eligible class members include anyone who received an inaccurate credit score or credit attribute because of an error in Equifax's Online Modeling System (OMS) that occurred between March 17 and April 8, 2022. — Brian Sloan,dan Avery, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026 In a statement Wednesday night, Woodland Police Chief Ryan Kinnan said investigators reviewed video evidence of Tuesday’s encounter and determined that several claims made by federal immigration officials were inaccurate. — Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026 The Knights declined to participate in the documentary, and Travis argues Vinton’s claims are flatly inaccurate — while stopping short of saying more. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026 The state said the company favored certain accounts and allowed for violent or inaccurate content to proliferate. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for inaccurate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inaccurate
  1. erroneous
  2. approximate
  3. incorrect
  4. imprecise
  5. wrong
Adjective
  • Bisignano, a former Wall Street CEO who has been overhauling how the agency operates, also said SSA was working to fix erroneous records.
    — Fernanda Tronco, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • In his own review of the case, Mandell failed to flag an erroneous jury instruction that four years later would lead to the conviction being overturned.
    — Samantha Melamed, ProPublica, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of erroneous
Adjective
  • Later that day, Public Works Director Jason Shykowski emailed employees, directing them to compile a list of projects completed in the 2nd District over the previous 10 years, along with approximate costs.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Below are key events of that night (the times are approximate).
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of approximate
Adjective
  • Use safer payment methods When shopping online, paying with a credit card generally gives you stronger protections if an order never arrives or a charge is incorrect.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The figures represent requests for financial assistance, not necessarily complaints about incorrect water bills.
    — Jamal Goss, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of incorrect
Adjective
  • Measuring how much a baby eats typically requires weighing them directly before and after a feeding, and that’s an imprecise and cumbersome process.
    — Monique Brouillette, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • These lines bring me to understand that poetry itself is a kind of imprecise naming, but a naming nonetheless.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of imprecise
Adjective
  • Without it, the language model is a very expensive way to write faster emails to the wrong people.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Those chats tended to include what was going right or wrong or could be better.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
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