inaccurate
gb/ɪnˈækjɚɪt/ us/ɪnˈækjɚɪt/
B1
English
~ 4600
pontatlan, téves
B1
1
Usage pattern:
[something] is inaccurate
The article contained several inaccurate facts about the event.
A cikk több pontatlan adatot közölt az eseményről.
His memory of the incident was highly inaccurate.
Az incidensről való emlékei nagyon pontatlanok voltak.
The map is inaccurate and could lead to confusion.
That statement is inaccurate and needs correction.
The report's figures were found to be inaccurate after review.
Learner examples
This answer is inaccurate.
Ez a válasz pontatlan.
The map is inaccurate.
A térkép pontatlan.
Her story is inaccurate.
These numbers are inaccurate.
Your statement is inaccurate.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse 'inaccurate' with 'false'. 'Inaccurate' means not completely correct, but parts of it may still be true; 'false' usually means entirely untrue.
Meaning
Not correct or exact
Collocations
inaccurate information
|inaccurate statement
|inaccurate data
|inaccurate report
|inaccurate figures
Synonyms
incorrect (General term for something that is wrong or not true.)
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imprecise (Lacking exactness or detail, often in measurements or descriptions.)
Antonyms
accurate (Means completely correct and exact, the direct opposite of inaccurate.)
Themes
communication
|measurement
|education
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Not correct, true, or exact.
Containing errors or not being precise in detail or fact.
Grammar
Dictionary form
inaccurate
IPA
GB/ɪnˈækjɚɪt/
US/ɪnˈækjɚɪt/
Syllables & stress
in - ac - cur - ate (4 syllables)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ac)
Word forms
Adjective
- Base: inaccurate
Word family
Core family
inaccuracy
noun
inaccurately
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
Expressions
factually inaccurate
1/fˈækt͡ʃuəli ɪnˈækjɚɪt/
fixed phrase
Not correct according to facts
Not true when you check the facts.
Examples
- The claim was factually inaccurate and misleading.
- Her statement about the law was factually inaccurate.
grossly inaccurate
1/ɡɹˈoʊsli ɪnˈækjɚɪt/
fixed phrase
Extremely incorrect or imprecise
Very wrong or far from the truth.
Examples
- The figures in the report were grossly inaccurate.
- His description of the event was grossly inaccurate.
wildly inaccurate
1/wˈaɪldli ɪnˈækjɚɪt/
fixed phrase
extremely inaccurate or wrong
Very, very wrong; far from the correct number, fact, or description.
Examples
- Many of the figures in the report were wildly inaccurate.
- His description of the event is wildly inaccurate.
- Early news about the election results turned out to be wildly inaccurate.
wildly inaccurate
2/wˈaɪldli ɪnˈækjɚɪt/
fixed phrase
Very far from being correct or precise
Very wrong or not close to the truth at all.
Examples
- The rumor was wildly inaccurate.
- Predictions about the election results turned out to be wildly inaccurate.