inaccurate
Not quite right
Inaccurate means not accurate—containing errors or failing to represent something correctly.
An inaccurate measurement deviates from the true value.
An inaccurate description misrepresents facts.
The word is milder than wrong or false, suggesting imprecision rather than outright falsehood: The report was inaccurate in several details.
Not accurate or true
- wrongContrary to fact
- erroneousContaining factual mistakes
- mistakenIncorrectly understood or believed
- falseNot matching reality
untrue · faulty · flawed · inexact · imprecise · miscalculated · misguided · off-base
Lacking exactness or accuracy
- uncalibratedNot set to standard
- off-targetMissing the intended mark
- approximateNearly accurate but inexact
- roughUneven in surface
ballpark · estimated · unreliable · inconsistent · variable · flawed · defective · malfunctioning
Conveyed inaccurately or deceptively
- exaggeratedMade larger than reality
- skewedAsymmetrically shifted
- twistedWound around itself
- warpedBent out of true
distorted · embellished · overblown · inflated · slanted · biased · one-sided · sensationalized
Not speaking facts
- dishonestInclined to deceive
- deceitfulInclined to mislead others
- fabricatedInvented, not real
- falsifiedMade deliberately inaccurate
fraudulent · counterfeit · bogus · phony · sham · concocted · invented · made-up
incorrect
Not accurate or true
false · untrue · faulty · flawed · inexact · imprecise · miscalculated · misguided · off-base · unfounded
imprecise
Lacking exactness or accuracy
- uncalibratedNot set to standard
- off-targetMissing the intended mark
- approximateNearly accurate but inexact
rough · ballpark · estimated · unreliable · inconsistent · variable · flawed · defective · malfunctioning · misaligned
misrepresented
Conveyed inaccurately or deceptively
- exaggeratedMade larger than reality
- skewedAsymmetrically shifted
- twistedWound around itself
warped · distorted · embellished · overblown · inflated · slanted · biased · one-sided · sensationalized · hyperbolic
untruthful
Not speaking facts
- dishonestInclined to deceive
- deceitfulInclined to mislead others
- fabricatedInvented, not real
falsified · fraudulent · counterfeit · bogus · phony · sham · concocted · invented · made-up · fictitious
- quality descriptorsexcellent, good, fair, poor, thorough
- IN- wordsinactive, incomplete, invisible, inside, indoor
- correctionscorrection, corrections, fix, fixing, rectification
- error-pronefaulty, flawed, defective, fallible, accident-prone
- ratingsA rating, rating, one star, five stars, rating scale
- statusstatus, prestige, ranking, reputation, elite