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Synonyms for inaccurate

  • adjective

Most common

incorrect untrue erroneous inexact incomplete faulty improper untrustworthy

All synonyms

Adjective

incorrect, wrong, erroneous, inexact, untrue, faulty, incomplete, false, improper, untrustworthy, imperfect, defective, amiss, fallacious, unsound

Antonyms

accurate, correct, true

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Mistaken or incorrect; not accurate.

Example sentences

  • incorrect This book is now considered politically incorrect.
  • untrue The main thing is to not be untrue to yourself.
  • erroneous He thought he could get away with his erroneous sentence.
  • incomplete He makes judgements based on incomplete knowledge.
  • faulty Your analysis is predicated on faulty assumptions.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
inaccuratesteady
incorrectrising
untruesteady
erroneousfalling
inexactsteady
incompletesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
wrong1, false1, amiss2
6 letters
faulty2, untrue2
7 letters
unsound2, inexact3
8 letters
improper3
9 letters
incorrect3, defective3, imperfect3, erroneous4
10 letters
incomplete3, fallacious3
13 letters
untrustworthy4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (amiss2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
inexact
Italiano
inesatto
Deutsch
ungenau