Inaccurate Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Inaccurate has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions

Adjective

not accurate

"an inaccurate translation"

"the thermometer is inaccurate"

inaccurate

Mistaken or incorrect; not accurate.

"The report contained several inaccurate figures that misled the investors."

In plain English: Inaccurate means something is not correct or does not match what really happened.

"The map was inaccurate because several streets had been removed during construction."

Example Sentences

"The map was inaccurate because several streets had been removed during construction." adj

"The map showed the wrong route and was inaccurate for our trip." adj

"Her report contained several inaccurate details about the project timeline." adj

"Don't trust that old scale; it gives an inaccurate measurement of food portions." adj

Origin

The word inaccurate comes from combining the prefix in- with accurate to mean not correct or precise. It entered English as a straightforward negation of its opposite, following the common pattern for forming words that describe errors or deviations.

Rhyming Words

ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate

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