unexact
Slightly off target
Unexact means not precise or accurate—a less common variant of inexact.
Something unexact lacks the rigor or precision expected: The measurements were unexact but close enough for our purposes.
The word appears occasionally in technical or formal contexts where inexact would serve equally well.
Approximate value judgment
- ballparkSports venue or estimate
- roughUneven in surface
- guesstimateRough, intuitive calculation
- nearlyAlmost but incomplete
close · around · circa · thereabouts · almost · broadly · loosely · roughly
Containing factual mistakes
- incorrectNot accurate or true
- wrongContrary to fact
- mistakenIncorrectly understood or believed
- faultyHaving defects or errors
flawed · imprecise · off · unreliable · unsound · distorted · skewed · askew
Soft and unclear
- blurryIndistinct, lacking definition
- nebulousUnclear and formless
- indistinctUnclear, hard to perceive
- hazyUnclear, indistinct
murky · unclear · indefinite · unfocused · amorphous · ill-defined · imprecise · cloudy
estimation
Approximate value judgment
- ballparkSports venue or estimate
- roughUneven in surface
- guesstimateRough, intuitive calculation
nearly · close · around · circa · thereabouts · almost · broadly · loosely · roughly · imprecise
erroneous
Containing factual mistakes
faulty · flawed · imprecise · off · unreliable · unsound · distorted · skewed · askew · approximate
fuzzy
Soft and unclear
- blurryIndistinct, lacking definition
- nebulousUnclear and formless
- indistinctUnclear, hard to perceive
hazy · murky · unclear · indefinite · unfocused · amorphous · ill-defined · imprecise · cloudy · obscure
exact, exactly, exactness, exactitude, inexact, inexactly, inexactness, exacting, exaction