INACCURACY Synonyms
There are 17 hypernyms of the word inaccuracy. (close relations)
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| error | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention • inadvertent incorrectness • a misconception resulting from incorrect information • (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed • departure from what is ethically acceptable • (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer • part of a statement that is not correct | ||||||
| fault | nounn | |||||
noun • a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention • an imperfection in an object or machine • the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection • (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other • (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.) • responsibility for a bad situation or event • (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area) verb • put or pin the blame on | ||||||
| mistake | nounn | |||||
noun • a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention • an understanding of something that is not correct • part of a statement that is not correct verb • identify incorrectly • to make a mistake or be incorrect | ||||||
| blunder | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an embarrassing mistake verb • commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake • make one's way clumsily or blindly • utter impulsively | ||||||
| distortion | nounn | |||||
noun • a change for the worse • a shape resulting from distortion • an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image • a change (usually undesired) in the waveform of an acoustic or analog electrical signal; the difference between two measurements of a signal (as between the input and output signal) • the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean • the mistake of misrepresenting the facts | ||||||
| fallacy | nounn | |||||
noun • a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning | ||||||
| falsehood | nounn | |||||
noun • a false statement • the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting | ||||||
| flaw | nounn | |||||
noun • an imperfection in an object or machine • defect or weakness in a person's character • an imperfection in a plan or theory or legal document that causes it to fail or that reduces its effectiveness verb • add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective | ||||||
| gaffe | nounn | |||||
noun • a socially awkward or tactless act | ||||||
| miscalculation | nounn | |||||
noun • a mistake in calculating | ||||||
| misconstruction | nounn | |||||
noun • a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately) • an ungrammatical constituent | ||||||
| misinterpretation | nounn | |||||
noun • putting the wrong interpretation on | ||||||
| misstep | nounn | |||||
noun • an unintentional but embarrassing blunder | ||||||
| misunderstanding | nounn | |||||
noun • putting the wrong interpretation on • an understanding of something that is not correct | ||||||
| muddle | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a confused multitude of things • informal terms for a difficult situation verb • make into a puddle • mix up or confuse | ||||||
| oversight | nounn | |||||
noun • an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something • management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group • a mistake resulting from inattention | ||||||
| slip-up | nounn | |||||
noun • a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. | ||||||
| misjudgment | nounn | |||||
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| imprecision | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of lacking precision | ||||||
| incorrectness | nounn | |||||
noun • lack of conformity to social expectations • the quality of not conforming to fact or truth | ||||||
