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inaccurate Definition

in·ac·cu·rate (in akyər it)

adjective

not accurate; not correct; not exact; in error

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inaccurate Synonyms

inaccurate

modif.

fallacious, in error, incorrect, inexact; see mistaken 1, wrong 2.

inaccurate Usage Examples

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • make: Unfortunately, we quickly found that there are some bugs in Photoshop that make the book inaccurate in some respects.

Modifies a noun

  • reporting: It was the wildly inaccurate reporting of the media who placed flying saucers in the minds of the eager awaiting public not Arnold.
  • stereotype: This concern for public safety is based on wholly inaccurate stereotypes about the mentally ill.
  • assumption: Staff and parents often make inaccurate assumptions about people if they are unaware that a person has a hearing problem.
  • price: RAW 2006, please report inaccurate prices to live help.
  • information: They can also help to correct any inaccurate information showing on your credit report.
  • perception: Those fears may well be out of proportion and based on inaccurate perceptions, but they are very real.

Modifying Another Word

  • factually: Beside, many of the exhibits are out of their time, or factually inaccurate.
  • wildly: There followed a series of " spun " reports from Downing Street, often wildly inaccurate on military matters.
  • grossly: Maps of the roads in the area are grossly inaccurate.
  • notoriously: Translating search terms using translation software is notoriously inaccurate due to the absence of context.
  • woefully: But while some of us chuckle at the hint of truth therein, such a sweeping rebuttal is woefully inaccurate.
  • historically: So the " Prince " is historically inaccurate but you won't want to get distracted by what a proxy wedding was.

Infinitive complement

  • say: It is inaccurate to say all of this was " paternity fraud " .
  • claim: It is completely inaccurate to claim that Wellington Dock is in the " Working Docks " area.

Used with adjective complement

  • prove: For example: In several cases the team's assessment of impact or probability proved inaccurate.
  • become: This can become inaccurate in the earlier censuses due to illiteracy.
  • provide: Consequently when asked questions, the expert might provide inaccurate, inconsistent and incomplete information.

Preposition: in

  • respect: Files might therefore have been inaccurate in those respects.
  • way: The devices from both ships are inaccurate in random, different ways.