inaccurate
adjective
in·ac·cu·rate
(ˌ)i-ˈna-kyə-rət 
-k(ə-)rət
: not accurate : faulty
inaccurate information
Examples of inaccurate in a Sentence
he claimed that the TV ratings were inaccurate because they didn't take into account all those viewers in health clubs
the estimate is inaccurate, but will do for our purposes
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Companies with low-quality data could end up with AI outputs that are inaccurate and biased, which could send the company's strategy in the wrong direction, frustrate customers or worse.
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Rob Sanchez, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
TikTok has called the claims inaccurate and is appealing some of the rulings that have allowed the addiction suits to advance.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
The company submitted false and inaccurate invoices, the couple said in their lawsuit, and allegedly charged the family for materials the homeowners never ordered.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2025
Perhaps that’s why NPR attempted to smear our own Rich Lowry by initially accusing him of almost (yes, almost) saying a racial slur — a slander that NPR’s public editor felt compelled to call out as inaccurate.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 2 Apr. 2025
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Rob Sanchez, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
TikTok has called the claims inaccurate and is appealing some of the rulings that have allowed the addiction suits to advance.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
The company submitted false and inaccurate invoices, the couple said in their lawsuit, and allegedly charged the family for materials the homeowners never ordered.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2025
Perhaps that’s why NPR attempted to smear our own Rich Lowry by initially accusing him of almost (yes, almost) saying a racial slur — a slander that NPR’s public editor felt compelled to call out as inaccurate.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Inaccurate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inaccurate. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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inaccurate
adjective
in·ac·cu·rate
(ˈ)in-ˈak-yə-rət
: not accurate : not correct or exact
inaccurate information
inaccurately
adverb
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