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
In a statement to PEOPLE, Delta later confirmed the incident, but clarified that previous reports of flat tires were inaccurate.
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Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
The stock was off 1% after the company said details in a Business Insider report that Microsoft ended negotiations over a $3 billion deal to lease the company's cloud infrastructure over security concerns were inaccurate.
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Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
17 June 2026
The semi-official Iranian news agency Tasnim described leaked versions of the draft as inaccurate.
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Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
Iran’s Tasnim news agency cited an unnamed official on Wednesday as saying parts of the text published by Bloomberg are inaccurate.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
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Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
The stock was off 1% after the company said details in a Business Insider report that Microsoft ended negotiations over a $3 billion deal to lease the company's cloud infrastructure over security concerns were inaccurate.
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Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
17 June 2026
The semi-official Iranian news agency Tasnim described leaked versions of the draft as inaccurate.
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Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
Iran’s Tasnim news agency cited an unnamed official on Wednesday as saying parts of the text published by Bloomberg are inaccurate.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inaccurate
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In addition, the trial judge gave the jury erroneous instructions, the appeals court ruled.
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But such fine evidence of the erroneous human touch in the publishing process is, of course, cherished by collectors of this day.
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That’s the approximate number of children whom Trump’s order would have impacted each year, according to the Migration Policy Institute and Penn State’s Population Research Institute.
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Burk said the new field will have an approximate 70%-30% sand-to-rubber mix on top of the turf.
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Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Giveaway.
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At the same time, The New York Times reported that Google’s AI Overviews produced incorrect answers roughly one in 10 times.
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The previous name, polycystic ovarian syndrome, or PCOS, is imprecise and confusing to patients, families and physicians.
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With all these features and a unique design that eliminates all the rattling and imprecise grips of conventional wrenches, this tool could find frequent use in your workshop.
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Something told me that there was something wrong.
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The interest rate hypothesis points the wrong direction — the most rate-sensitive occupations, like construction, have the lowest AI exposure.
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“Inaccurate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaccurate. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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