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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In addition, prosecutors told their supervisors in a memo that the show had edited footage of the investigation out of chronological order, generating an inaccurate depiction of what happened.
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Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, 29 Mar. 2025
By contrast, Russia’s own inertial guidance backups tend to be inaccurate.
—David Axe, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
When an algorithmic system generates information that seems plausible but is actually inaccurate or misleading, computer scientists call it an AI hallucination.
—Anna Choi, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
In fact, many transgender people have applied for passports since Trump took office and received documents back with an inaccurate gender marker.
—Kate Sosin, The 19th, Them, 20 Mar. 2025
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Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, 29 Mar. 2025
By contrast, Russia’s own inertial guidance backups tend to be inaccurate.
—David Axe, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
When an algorithmic system generates information that seems plausible but is actually inaccurate or misleading, computer scientists call it an AI hallucination.
—Anna Choi, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
In fact, many transgender people have applied for passports since Trump took office and received documents back with an inaccurate gender marker.
—Kate Sosin, The 19th, Them, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Inaccurate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inaccurate. Accessed 4 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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