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inexact
[in-ig-zakt] 
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inexact
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inaccurate |
| Synonyms: | ambiguous, imprecise, vague |
| Main Entry: | false |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | wrong, made up |
| Synonyms: | apocryphal, beguiling, bogus, casuistic, concocted, contrary to fact, cooked-up, counterfactual, deceitful, deceiving, delusive, dishonest, distorted, erroneous, ersatz*, fake, fallacious, fanciful, faulty, fictitious, fishy, fraudulent, illusive, imaginary, improper, inaccurate, incorrect, inexact, invalid, lying, mendacious, misleading, misrepresentative, mistaken, off the mark, phony, sham, sophistical, specious, spurious, trumped up, unfounded, unreal, unsound, untrue, untruthful |
| Notes: | fallacious means intended to deceive; fallible means liable to make a mistake or to be inaccurate or erroneous; false means not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality, or deliberately deceptive, or not genuine or real |
| Antonyms: | accurate, actual, correct, factual, genuine, known, precise, real, right, substantiated, true, valid |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | faulty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not working; incorrect |
| Synonyms: | adulterated, amiss, awry, bad, below par, blamable, blemished, botched, broken, cracked, damaged, debased, defective, deficient, distorted, erroneous, fallacious, fallible, false, flawed, frail, impaired, imperfect, imprecise, inaccurate, inadequate, incomplete, inexact, injured, insufficient, invalid, lame, leaky, lemon, maimed, malformed, malfunctioning, marred, out of order, rank, sick, tainted, unfit, unreliable, unretentive, unsound, warped, weak, wrong |
| Antonyms: | accurate, correct, perfect, sound, strong, working |
| Main Entry: | imperfect |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | flawed |
| Synonyms: | amiss, below par, bottom-of-barrel, broken, damaged, defective, deficient, disfigured, dud, faulty, few bugs, garbage*, immature, impaired, incomplete, inexact, injured, junk*, lemon, limited, low, marred, minus, partial, patchy, rudimentary, schlocky, sick, sketchy, two-bit, undeveloped, unfinished, unsound, vicious, warped |
| Antonyms: | excellent, faultless, finished, perfect, pure, unblemished, unflawed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | inaccurate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | erroneous |
| Synonyms: | all wet, careless, counterfactual, defective, discrepant, doesn't wash, fallacious, false, faulty, imprecise, in error, incorrect, inexact, mistaken, off, off base, out*, specious, unfaithful, unreliable, unsound, untrue, way-off, wide*, wild*, wrong |
| Antonyms: | accurate, correct, right |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | incorrect |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | wrong |
| Synonyms: | counterfactual, erroneous, false, faulty, flawed, imprecise, improper, inaccurate, inappropriate, inexact, mistaken, not trustworthy, out*, specious, unfitting, unreliable, unseemly, unsound, unsuitable, untrue, way off, wide of the mark, wrong number |
| Antonyms: | correct, right, true |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | indefinite |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ambiguous, vague |
| Synonyms: | broad, confused, doubtful, dubious, equivocal, evasive, general, ill-defined, imprecise, indeterminable, indeterminate, indistinct, inexact, inexhaustible, infinite, innumerable, intangible, loose, obscure, shadowy, uncertain, unclear, undefined, undependable, undetermined, unfixed, unknown, unlimited, unsettled, unspecific, unsure, wide |
| Antonyms: | certain, definite, distinct, sure |
| Main Entry: | indeterminate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | uncertain, vague |
| Synonyms: | borderless, general, imprecise, inconclusive, indefinite, indistinct, inexact, undefined, undetermined, unfixed, unspecified, unstipulated |
| Antonyms: | certain, definite, determined, exact, fixed, measurable, sure |
| Main Entry: | indistinct |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | obscure, ambiguous |
| Synonyms: | bleared, bleary, blurred, confused, dark, dim, doubtful, faint, fuzzy, hazy, ill-defined, inaudible, inconspicuous, indefinite, indeterminate, indiscernible, indistinguishable, inexact, misty, muffled, murky, out of focus, shadowy, unclear, undefined, undetermined, unheard, unintelligible, vague, weak |
| Antonyms: | apparent, certain, defined, definite, discernible, distinct, evident, explicit, plain, positive, sure |
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