INACCURATELY Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

inaccurately

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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 Part of the Blue Island discourse was predicated on the language some Black artists sometimes use to express their frustration around their art being inaccurately labeled. — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026 Keep in mind, though, that software often inaccurately depicts the actuation points of keyboards, albeit by amounts that are hard to notice, according to RTINGs’ testing). — ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026 Blanche said lawmakers who oppose election monitors are reacting inaccurately. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026 In 2011, Kobach was fined $5,000 by the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission — KPDC’s precursor — for inaccurately reporting more than $75,000 in contributions and expenditures during the 2010 election. — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026 The newsletter inaccurately stated that IBM’s DeepBlue was the first computer chess program to defeat a human grandmaster. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026 The lobster fishing industry, based mostly in Maine, has pushed back, saying the claim inaccurately portrays it as a threat to whales and constitutes defamation that has caused economic harm. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026 This discrepancy means standard evaluations may inaccurately portray an AI's safety and efficacy. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 The designation, therefore, is inaccurately applied to the empire before the time of the Hohenstaufen. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026

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More than this though, in scientific research, committing a Type 1 error — incorrectly believing there is sufficient evidence for a new claim when the claim is actually wrong — does not reflect poorly on the quality of the science done.

— Mark Louie F. Ramos, STAT, 21 Oct. 2026
Others reacted to the post using letter emoji to spell out — incorrectly — a racial slur for Black people.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

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The law is supposed to prevent mistakes that could erroneously purge eligible voters right before an election without giving voters time to correct errors.

— Miles Parks, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026
Fencebridge now denies that figure, stating that the comment was made erroneously, and the figure is closer to $24 million — $13 million for ammunition and $11 million for guns.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026

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