inaccurate

adjective

in·​ac·​cu·​rate (ˌ)i-ˈna-kyə-rət 

-k(ə-)rət

: not accurate : faulty

inaccurate information

inaccurately

(ˌ)i-ˈna-kyə-rət-lē 

-k(ə-)rət-

-kyərt-

adverb

Synonyms

• erroneous
• false
• incorrect
• inexact
• invalid
• off
• unsound
• untrue
• untruthful
• wrong

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Maybe the most contentious issue ever to divide these two camps is whether or not to replace notoriously inaccurate human home plate umpires with less fallible machines. —Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 21 Feb. 2025

A lot of us in the field, regardless of speciality, like to poke fun at how inaccurate things are depicted on television. —Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025

Daily Trust issued a formal apology and accepted the commission’s verdict, which stated that parts of the story were inaccurate and fell short of Nigeria’s journalistic standards. —Damisola Sulaiman, The Dial, 20 Feb. 2025

But to say every team plays the same is inaccurate. —Law Murray, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1738, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for inaccurate

• accurate

Kids Definition

inaccurate

adjective

in·​ac·​cu·​rate (ˈ)in-ˈak-yə-rət 

: not accurate : not correct or exact

inaccurate information

inaccurately adverb