inaccuratein‧ac‧cu‧rate /ɪnˈækjərət/ ●○○ AWL adjective 
A lot of what has been written about him is inaccurate.inaccurate information/data etc He was fined $300,000 for making inaccurate statements to Congress.► see thesaurus at wrong—inaccurately adverb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- an inaccurate pass
- Figures quoted in the article are wildly inaccurate.
- Some of the information provided was inaccurate or incomplete.
- The old maps were usually inaccurate or incomplete.
- TV ratings figures are often inaccurate.
- Although inaccurate statements sometimes are found, Love said no one has yet been convicted of deliberate falsification.
- As I have implied, many of Durkheim's conclusions are tautological or based upon inaccurate assumptions and evidence.
- It turns out that he used a translation that modern translators judge to have been inaccurate.
- The inaccurate information given by all these busybodies didn't help at all.
- They say the survey is inaccurate because it is based on incorrect figures that the Prime Minister gave to parliament this year.
- Unfortunately, his quotations are often taken out of context and are sometimes inaccurate.
THESAURUS
not correct or right – used about facts, answers etc, or people: · For every wrong answer, you lose five points.· The figure he gave me was wrong.· I think you’re wrong about that.
something that is incorrect is wrong because someone has made a mistake. Incorrect is more formal than wrong: · I’m afraid these prices are incorrect.· The doctor had made an incorrect diagnosis.
something that is inaccurate is not exactly right and contains mistakes: · inaccurate information· inaccurate measurements· The old maps were often inaccurate.
not based on true facts: · Are the following statements true or false?· He was accused of giving false information to the police.
[not usually before noun] not based on true facts, especially because someone is lying or guessing: · I can’t believe he said that about me. It’s completely untrue!· The allegations were untrue.
a misleading statement or piece of information makes people believe something that is wrong, especially because it does not give all the facts: · The article was very misleading.· misleading statistics
a misguided decision, belief, action etc is wrong because it is based on bad judgment or understanding: · That decision seems misguided now.· It was the consequence of a misguided economic policy.
wrong – used about ideas and beliefs. Also used about a person being wrong. You’re mistaken sounds more polite and less direct than saying you’re wrong: · She’s completely mistaken if she thinks that I don’t care about her.· a mistaken belief
Longman Language Activatorinformation/numbers/calculations etc not correct: · For every answer that is wrong, you lose five points.· I think that clock must be wrong (=showing the wrong time).get something wrong: · You must have got my email address wrong.wrong (telephone) number/address/name etc: · I tried to phone him, but it was the wrong number.· This must be the wrong address -- no one of that name lives here
facts, figures, answers etc that are incorrect are wrong because they are not the same as the correct ones: · The information about current prices was incorrect.· incorrect spelling· They discovered later that the doctor had made an incorrect diagnosis.it is incorrect to do/say something: · It's simply incorrect to say that tobacco advertising does not influence young people.
a statement or piece of information that is misleading makes people believe something that is not true, especially because it does not give all the facts: · The article was deliberately misleading, and the newspaper has apologized.· misleading statistics· The Advertising Review Board says the adverts are deliberately misleading.give a misleading impression/statement etc: · Agents often gave a false or misleading description of the houses they were selling.
information, numbers etc that are inaccurate are not exactly right or contain some mistakes: · The old maps were usually inaccurate or incomplete.· TV ratings figures are often inaccurate.· He admitted he had given the committee 'inaccurate, incomplete and unreliable information'. totally/wildly inaccurate (=very inaccurate): · Figures quoted in the article are wildly inaccurate.
: bad grammar/English/Italian etc not spoken or written correctly: · You will lose marks for bad grammar in the exam.· Robert ordered two beers in very bad Spanish.· Masanori is the worst student in the class -- his spelling's bad and his grammar's terrible.
British /be off American if a measurement, result, figure etc is out , it is wrong because the numbers have not been calculated correctly: · These sales figures must be out. We certainly haven't made that much money this year.be out by $10/50 centimetres etc: · My last bank statement was off by $60.
if someone's guess, opinion etc is way off the mark , their idea about a situation is completely wrong: · No, you're way off the mark -- he was born in 1736.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY He was fined $300,000 for making inaccurate statements to Congress.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
He was fined $300,000 for making inaccurate statements to Congress.· Some of our calculations were wrong.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· These were described by the parents later as inadequate and often inaccurate.· What information they do have is often inaccurate and loaded with unreal expectations.
NOUN· If these conditions are met, then the inaccurate data does not breach this principle.· This factor would yield inaccurate data.
· The inaccurate information given by all these busybodies didn't help at all.· The speaker in December admitted to having provided inaccurate information to the ethics panel.· We now accept that the report was based upon inaccurate information and conveyed completely the wrong impression about Linford.· Most of them are usually based on inaccurate information that we have gathered about people.· In other words, no information is better than inaccurate information.
WORD FAMILYnounaccuracy ≠ inaccuracyadjectiveaccurate ≠ inaccurateadverbaccurately ≠ inaccurately
not completely correct OPP accurate: A lot of what has been written about him is inaccurate.inaccurate information/data etc He was fined $300,000 for making inaccurate statements to Congress.► see thesaurus at wrong—inaccurately adverb