inaccurate
[in-ak-yer-it]
- not accurate; incorrect or untrue.
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Origin of inaccurate
Synonyms
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incorrect, untrue, defective, mistaken, wrong, unreliable, faulty, false, imprecise, careless, counterfactual, discrepant, fallacious, inexact, off, out, specious, unfaithful, unsound, wideExamples from the Web for inaccurate
Contemporary Examples
It would be inaccurate though to call SIX a direct antidote to ALEC.
Others have found its portrayal of Southern life offensive, exploitative, or inaccurate.
She slammed the media, saying the coverage has been scant and inaccurate.
Inaccurate label notwithstanding, Plan B is classified by the FDA as a contraceptive.
However, Uncle Gary hit back for his sister today, dismissing the piece as “inaccurate and mean” in a tweet early this morning.
Historical Examples
It is inaccurate, for instance, to use 63¢ as the basis for the normal differential.
About sugar buying for JobbersB. W. Dyer
But Sir Joshua is as inaccurate in fact, as false in principle.
Modern Painters Volume I (of V)John Ruskin
The Admiral's letters do not show him to be either careless or inaccurate.
Are they not, as the poets are always telling us, inaccurate witnesses?
PhaedoPlato
What if, after all, that half-hysterical girl's story should be inaccurate?
The Trampling of the LiliesRafael Sabatini
inaccurate
- not accurate; imprecise, inexact, or erroneous
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Word Origin and History for inaccurate
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