Synonyms for inexact
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Imprecise — imperfectly conforming; exceeding or falling short in some respect
imprecise, inaccurate, incorrect, imperfect, wrong, erroneous, indefinite, improper, faulty
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Imperfectly conforming; exceeding or falling short in some respect.
Related words
- Word family
- inexactly inexactness
Example sentences
- incorrect This book is now considered politically incorrect.
- inaccurate The budget appears to be inaccurate and unrealistic.
- imperfect As we are all imperfect human beings, so is life as well.
- imprecise Every translation is imprecise, every translation is free.
- approximate This will give you an approximate idea of the situation.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| inexact | steady | |
| incorrect | rising | |
| inaccurate | steady | |
| imperfect | steady | |
| imprecise | rising | |
| approximate | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- wrong1, loose1, rough1
- 6 letters
- faulty2
- 8 letters
- improper3
- 9 letters
- incorrect3, imperfect3, erroneous4, imprecise3
- 10 letters
- inaccurate4, indefinite4
- 11 letters
- approximate4
- 13 letters
- approximative
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (faulty2 = 2 syllables).