inaccurately

In error, mistakenly

Inaccurately means in a way that is not correct or precise.

Information reported inaccurately contains errors.

A story told inaccurately gets details wrong.

The article inaccurately described the sequence of events.

He was inaccurately quoted in the press.

incorrectly

wrongly

In incorrect manner

misleadingly · fallaciously · invalidly · faultily · defectively · unreliably · speciously · deceptively · spuriously · unsoundly

imprecisely

vaguely

In unclear fashion

inexactly · ambiguously · indefinitely · hazily · fuzzily · nebulously · indistinctly · sketchily · generally · broadly

misrepresenting

distortedly

In a twisted manner

dishonestly · disingenuously · tendentiously · selectively · manipulatively · sensationally · hyperbolically · unfairly · partially · one-sidedly

misjudging

misread

Interpret text incorrectly

miscalculate · misestimate · overestimate · underestimate · misgauge · misreckon · misperceive · misapprehend · misunderstand · misdiagnose

unskillfully

clumsily

In an uncoordinated manner

bunglingly · awkwardly · maladroitly · ham-handedly · fumblingly · blunderingly · unprofessionally · unsteadily · gracelessly · heavy-handedly

Opposites
precision/correctness

inaccuratelyaccurately

In a correct manner

precisely · correctly · exactly · rightly · truly

faithfulness to source/original

inaccuratelyaccurately

In a correct manner

faithfully · exactly · verbatim · literally · true to life

Family

inaccurate

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G