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imprecise
adjective as in approximate
adjective as in faulty
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adjective as in general
adjective as in impalpable
adjective as in inaccurate
adjective as in incorrect
adjective as in indefinite
adjective as in indeterminate
adjective as in lax
adjective as in loose
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adjective as in nebulous
adjective as in rough
adjective as in rude
adjective as in truthless
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- counterfactual
- deceitful
- deceptive
- delusive
- deviant
- disloyal
- dissembling
- distorted
- erroneous
- faithless
- fallacious
- false
- fictitious
- forsworn
- hollow
- inaccurate
- inconstant
- incorrect
- inexact
- lying
- meretricious
- misleading
- mistaken
- off
- out of line
- perfidious
- perjured
- prevaricating
- recreant
- sham
- specious
- spurious
- traitorous
- treacherous
- two-faced
- unfaithful
- unloyal
- unsound
- untrue
- untrustworthy
- untruthful
- wide
- wrong
adjective as in unclear
adjective as in uncritical
adjective as in ungrammatical
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adjective as in untrue
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adjective as in vague
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- amorphous
- amphibological
- bewildering
- bleary
- blurred
- cloudy
- dark
- dim
- doubtful
- dreamlike
- enigmatic
- generalized
- ill-defined
- impalpable
- indefinite
- indeterminate
- indistinct
- inexplicable
- loose
- misunderstood
- muddy
- perplexing
- problematic
- puzzling
- questionable
- shadowy
- superficial
- tenebrous
- undetermined
- unexplicit
- unintelligible
- unknown
- unsettled
- unspecified
Example Sentences
While previous methods were too imprecise to distinguish neighboring cells like mesophyll and bundle sheath cells, single-cell genomics allowed the team to investigate the genetic and structural changes in each cell type from both plants.
In a letter, a Securus analyst said the data were so imprecise he was unwilling to swear to its accuracy in court.
While Patel’s LinkedIn post told those interested in campaigning that “we will sort your housing”, it is being argued that this was imprecise language.
I depend on a lip that is purposely imprecise, my greatest fear that it would seem I had tried.
The data on incidents at schools were pulled from iStar reports, which are an imprecise but useful metric.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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