# inaccurately

**Pronunciation:** /ɪnˈækjərətli/ · in-AK-yuh-ruht-lee

**CEFR level:** B2

**Part of speech:** adverb

## Meaning

In a way that is not correct or precise; with errors or a lack of exactness.

## Examples

- The journalist reported the statistics inaccurately, leading to public confusion.
- She transcribed the interview inaccurately, missing several key phrases.
- Because the measurements were taken inaccurately, the experiment's results were unreliable.

## Synonyms

- incorrectly — General term for 'not correct'.
- erroneously — Suggests a mistake or misjudgment, often in a formal context.
- falsely — Implies deliberate untruth or misrepresentation.
- imprecisely — Highlights a lack of exactness or detail, rather than outright error.

## Antonyms

- accurately — With precision and correctness.
- correctly — In a right or true manner.

## Collocations

- report inaccurately — The news channel was criticized for reporting the election results inaccurately.
- measure inaccurately — If you measure the ingredients inaccurately, the cake might not turn out well.
- state inaccurately — The witness stated the events inaccurately, confusing the jury.

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