Meanings
plural inaccuracies
- uncountableThe property of being inaccurate; lack of accuracy.
Synonyms: imprecision, incorrectness, inexactness
- countableA statement, passage etc. that is inaccurate or false.
This book has a few factual inaccuracies, but only because of the limits of contemporary knowledge. For instance, at the time of writing, Ribbon Falls was thought to be the highest waterfall in the world; today we know that Angel Falls in Venezuela has this distinction.
1922, Herbert Earl Wilson, The Lore and the Lure of the Yosemite Indians - uncountableIncorrect calibration of a measuring device, or incorrect use; lack of precision.
- countableuncountableboard gamesA move that is considered suboptimal, but not as bad as a mistake or blunder.
Synonyms: mul:?!
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe property of being inaccurate; lack of accuracy.
nounA move that is considered suboptimal, but not as bad as a mistake or blunder.
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Morphologically in- + accuracy.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian неточност, грешка
- неточност (netočnost)lack of accuracy
- грешка (greška)incorrect calibration of a measuring device, or incorrect use; lack of precision
- грешно твърдение (grešno tvărdenie)inaccurate statement
Chinese Mandarin 不準確 /不准确, 不準確 /不准确
- 不準確 /不准确 (bù zhǔnquè)lack of accuracy
- 不準確 /不准确 (bù zhǔnquè)incorrect calibration of a measuring device, or incorrect use; lack of precision
- 不精確性 /不精确性 (bùjīngquèxìng)incorrect calibration of a measuring device, or incorrect use; lack of precision
- 不準確 /不准确 (bù zhǔnquè)inaccurate statement
- 錯誤 /错误 (cuòwù)inaccurate statement
Czech nepřesnost
- nepřesnostinaccurate statement
Dutch onnauwkeurigheid, onnauwkeurigheid
- onnauwkeurigheidlack of accuracy
- onnauwkeurigheidincorrect calibration of a measuring device, or incorrect use; lack of precision
- foutinaccurate statement
- onnauwkeurigheidinaccurate statement
- onjuistheidinaccurate statement
- onwaarheidinaccurate statement
Finnish epätarkkuus, epätäsmällisyys
- epätarkkuuslack of accuracy
- epätäsmällisyyslack of accuracy
- epätarkkuusincorrect calibration of a measuring device, or incorrect use; lack of precision
German Ungenauigkeit, Ungenauigkeit
- Ungenauigkeitlack of accuracy
- Ungenauigkeitincorrect calibration of a measuring device, or incorrect use; lack of precision
- Ungenauigkeitinaccurate statement
Greek ανακρίβεια, ανακρίβεια
- ανακρίβεια (anakríveia)lack of accuracy
- ανακρίβεια (anakríveia)inaccurate statement
Hungarian pontatlanság
- pontatlanságlack of accuracy
Japanese 不正確
- 不正確 (fuseikaku)lack of accuracy
Māori tapepetanga
- tapepetangainaccurate statement
Norwegian Bokmål unøyaktighet, unøyaktighet
- unøyaktighetlack of accuracy
- unøyaktighetincorrect calibration of a measuring device, or incorrect use; lack of precision
- unøyaktighetinaccurate statement
Portuguese inexatidão, imprecisão
- inexatidãolack of accuracy
- imprecisãoincorrect calibration of a measuring device, or incorrect use; lack of precision
- inexatidãoinaccurate statement
Russian нето́чность, нето́чность
- нето́чность (netóčnostʹ)lack of accuracy
- нето́чность (netóčnostʹ)incorrect calibration of a measuring device, or incorrect use; lack of precision
- погре́шность (pogréšnostʹ)incorrect calibration of a measuring device, or incorrect use; lack of precision
Spanish desacierto, desatino
- desaciertolack of accuracy
- desatinolack of accuracy
- desaciertoinaccurate statement
- desatinoinaccurate statement
Swedish felaktighet, felaktighet
- felaktighetlack of accuracy
- felaktighetinaccurate statement
Ukrainian неточність
- неточність (netočnistʹ)inaccurate statement
Cite this entry
inaccuracy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inaccuracy
“inaccuracy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inaccuracy. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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