Synonyms for inaccuracy
Most common
impropriety imprecision incorrectness inexactness mistake error
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Incorrectness — the property of being inaccurate; lack of accuracy
Definitions
- n. 1
The property of being inaccurate; lack of accuracy.
- n. 2
A statement, passage etc. that is inaccurate or false.
Related words
- Word family
- inaccurate
Forms
- Plural
- inaccuracies → incorrectnesses, imprecisions, improprieties, inexactnesses…
Example sentences
- impropriety Tom seemed unconcerned with the impropriety of his question.
- imprecision It's not an error, but just a little imprecision.
- mistake If that man makes one more mistake, I'll fire him.
- error He looked over the text, but overlooked the error.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| inaccuracy | falling | |
| impropriety | steady | |
| imprecision | rising | |
| incorrectness | falling | |
| inexactness | falling | |
| mistake | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- fault1, error2
- 7 letters
- mistake2
- 11 letters
- impropriety5, imprecision, inexactness
- 13 letters
- incorrectness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (error2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- inexactitude