inaccurate
adjective
in·ac·cu·rate
(ˌ)i-ˈna-kyə-rət 
-k(ə-)rət
: not accurate : faulty
inaccurate information
Examples of inaccurate in a Sentence
he claimed that the TV ratings were inaccurate because they didn't take into account all those viewers in health clubs
the estimate is inaccurate, but will do for our purposes
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Former board member Helen Toner later stated, in a 2024 interview with the TED AI Show, that Altman had provided inaccurate information about the company's safety processes on multiple occasions.
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Karl Moore, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
In a statement, defense lawyer Cristobal Martell told the outlet that the homicide theory was inaccurate.
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Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest.
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Lee Watson said in an email sent Sunday to the attorney general’s office and the Supreme Court that the petition is inaccurate because the Board of Corrections isn’t represented by counsel in the case.
—Arkansas Online, 18 May 2026
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Karl Moore, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
In a statement, defense lawyer Cristobal Martell told the outlet that the homicide theory was inaccurate.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest.
—Tim McGovern, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
Lee Watson said in an email sent Sunday to the attorney general’s office and the Supreme Court that the petition is inaccurate because the Board of Corrections isn’t represented by counsel in the case.
—Arkansas Online, 18 May 2026
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“Inaccurate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inaccurate. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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inaccurate
adjective
in·ac·cu·rate
(ˈ)in-ˈak-yə-rət
: not accurate : not correct or exact
inaccurate information
inaccurately
adverb
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