inaccuracies
Deviations from truth
Inaccuracies are errors or mistakes—places where something departs from what is correct or true.
The word often appears in contexts of formal correction: The article contained several factual inaccuracies.
Unlike lies, inaccuracies may be unintentional, though the word can diplomatically suggest someone is wrong without calling them a liar.
Deliberate untruths
- liesDeliberate untruths
- untruthsAssertions contrary to fact
- fabricationsInvented untrue statements
- distortionsMisshapen versions of truth
misrepresentations · fake news · disinformation · propaganda · myths · hoaxes · fibs · falsities
Unintended wrong actions
- blundersSerious mistakes from carelessness
- faultsImperfections or shortcomings
- flawsImperfections in something
- defectsFaults or imperfections
miscalculations · missteps · slip-ups · glitches · bugs · typos · misprints · errata
Failures to notice
- omissionsThings left out
- carelessnessInattention causing mistakes
- inattentionLack of focus
- neglectFailure to provide care
lapses · inadvertence · heedlessness · sloppiness · remissness · unmindfulness · disregard · forgetfulness
Failures to align
- variancesDegrees of difference
- deviationsDepartures from a norm
- mismatchesIncompatible pairings
- disparitiesUnequal differences in condition
divergences · contradictions · anomalies · irregularities · differences · gaps · nonconformity · aberrations
falsehoods
Deliberate untruths
- liesDeliberate untruths
- untruthsAssertions contrary to fact
- fabricationsInvented untrue statements
distortions · misrepresentations · fake news · disinformation · propaganda · myths · hoaxes · fibs · falsities · canards
mistakes
Unintended wrong actions
- blundersSerious mistakes from carelessness
- faultsImperfections or shortcomings
- flawsImperfections in something
defects · miscalculations · missteps · slip-ups · glitches · bugs · typos · misprints · errata · goofs
oversights
Failures to notice
- omissionsThings left out
- carelessnessInattention causing mistakes
- inattentionLack of focus
neglect · lapses · inadvertence · heedlessness · sloppiness · remissness · unmindfulness · disregard · forgetfulness · absentmindedness
inconsistencies
Failures to align
- variancesDegrees of difference
- deviationsDepartures from a norm
- mismatchesIncompatible pairings
disparities · divergences · contradictions · anomalies · irregularities · differences · gaps · nonconformity · aberrations · disagreements
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Degrees of correctness
truths · facts · corrections · verities · certainties
inaccuraciesprecisions
Accuracies in fine detail
exactitudes · fidelities · exactness · perfections · meticulousness
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