inaccurate

inaccurate
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. erroneous, fallacious, incorrect, wrong; mistaken; inexact, unprecise; misleading. See error. Ant., accurate.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. fallacious, in error, incorrect, inexact; see mistaken 1 , wrong 2 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
inexact, imprecise, wrong, incorrect, false, faulty, erroneous, mistaken, slipshod, *way off, flawed, fallacious, *wide of the mark, unreliable, *all wet.
ANT.: accurate, precise, correct
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective Containing an error or errors: erroneous, fallacious, false, incorrect, mistaken, off, unsound, untrue, wrong. Idioms: all wet, in error, off base, off (or wide of) the mark. See CORRECT.

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  • inaccurate — [[t]ɪnæ̱kjʊrət[/t]] ADJ GRADED If a statement or measurement is inaccurate, it is not accurate or correct. The book is both inaccurate and exaggerated... The reports were based on inaccurate information. Ant: accurate Derived words: inaccurately… …   English dictionary

  • inaccurate — adjective Date: 1738 not accurate ; faulty < inaccurate information > • inaccurately adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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