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- DictionaryIn·ac·cu·rate/inˈakyərət/
adjective
- 1. not accurate: "false or inaccurate descriptions of goods"
The meaning of INACCURATE is not accurate : faulty. How to use inaccurate in a sentence.
Inaccurate is the opposite of accurate, which describes something being free of defects or errors. You might describe a scale is inaccurate if it doesn’t show the precise weight of something. Inaccurate can also describe something that is wrong or untrue.
INACCURATE definition: 1. not completely correct or exact, or not able to do something correctly or exactly: 2. not…. Learn more.
Synonyms for INACCURATE: erroneous, incorrect, wrong, false, misleading, untrue, inexact, untruthful; Antonyms of INACCURATE: accurate, correct, true, proper, valid, right, precise, factual.
INACCURATE meaning: 1. not completely correct or exact, or not able to do something correctly or exactly: 2. not…. Learn more.
inaccurate. [ɪnˈækjʊrɪt] ADJ [ figures, information, reporting, statement] → inexacto, erróneo; [ shot, aim, instrument, method] → impreciso, poco preciso. the report gave a very inaccurate picture of the situation → el informe daba una visión muy inexacta or errónea de la situación.
When something is inaccurate, it is the opposite of exact. If you get a question wrong on a test, your teacher will not say, "You, sir, are inaccurate," she'll just say you are wrong. She might also explain that your inaccurate methodology led to an inaccurate response.
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.
adjective. /ɪnˈækjərət/. /ɪnˈækjərət/. not exact or accurate; with mistakes. an inaccurate statement. We can't base a forecast on inaccurate information. All the maps we had were wildly inaccurate. Statistical graphs may be inaccurate and misleading. opposite accurate.
A fact, figure, or spelling that is wrong is incorrect; information, a belief, or a description based on incorrect facts can be incorrect or inaccurate; something that is produced, such as a film, report, or map, that contains incorrect facts is inaccurate.
