Inexact and inaccurate

formal used before a date or number for showing that it is not exact and may be a little earlier, later, more, or less. Circa is usually written simply as c

close (adjective)

spoken nearly correct

close to/near the mark ()

almost correct

crude (adjective)

not exact or accurate, but often good enough for a particular purpose

distantly (adverb)

not in detail, or not exactly

erroneous (adjective)

formal not correct

false (adjective)

based on a mistake or on wrong information

faulty (adjective)

a faulty argument or a faulty way of thinking about something contains mistakes that can produce a wrong decision or opinion

freely (adverb)

not in an exact way, but giving a general idea of the meaning of something

general (adjective)

not specific, exact, or detailed

generalized (adjective)

dealing with various different things in a general rather than a specific way

generalized (adjective)

with a general cause or effect, rather than a specific one

give or take ()

used for talking about numbers or quantities that are not exact

imprecision (noun)

the fact of being imprecise

inaccuracy (noun)

the failure to be accurate

in a manner of speaking ()

used for saying that something is generally correct, but not exactly

in inverted commas (British)

British used for showing that the word or phrase you are using is not completely accurate or suitable

in the ballpark (mainly American)

mainly American not calculated exactly but within the correct general range

in the neighbourhood of something ()

near a particular amount in quantity or money

in the region of ()

used before a number for saying that it is not exact and could be higher or lower

in the vicinity of ()

used before a number to show that it is not exact

-ish (suffix)

used with many numbers to make adverbs meaning approximately

liberal (adjective)

not strict or exact

loose (adjective)

not exactly accurate in every detail

loosely (adverb)

not in an exact or detailed way

nominal (adjective)

used about something that is officially described in a particular way when it is not really true or correct

nominal (adjective)

the nominal amount or value of something is its official amount or value and not the real one

nominally (adverb)

officially described as being or doing something, even though this is not really true

not an exact science ()

used for saying that an activity is partly based on guessing rather than scientific methods

not exactly ()

used for saying that something that someone says is not completely right

not far off (the mark) ()

almost correct or accurate

odd (adjective)

informal approximately

off-beam (adjective)

informal not correct or accurate

off track ()

unlikely to be successful or correct

of/in the order of something ()

near a particular amount, but not exactly

or so ()

used after an amount of time, money etc to show that the amount is not exact

or so ()

used for showing that a number or amount is not exact, but it is more than the number or amount that you have mentioned

out (adverb)

British used for saying that a number, calculation, or measurement is not correct

rough (adjective)

a rough idea or guess is not detailed or exact

roughly (adverb)

in a way that is not tidy or exact

roughly speaking ()

used for giving information that is general and not exact

skewed (adjective)

facts, information, or results that are skewed are not accurate because they have been affected by something

something (pronoun)

used for giving a description that is not exact or that you are not certain of

something (pronoun)

used for giving an amount that is not exact or that you are not certain of

somewhere (adverb)

used when giving an amount that is not exact but that is a little more or less

sweeping (adjective)

not based on specific facts or details and therefore not completely accurate or fair

thereabouts (adverb)

near a particular place, amount, time etc that has been mentioned, but not exactly

to (adverb)

used when you say that a number is within a particular range because you are not sure of the exact number

to the nearest pound/thousand etc ()

if you calculate an amount to the nearest pound/thousand etc, you give the number closest to it which can be divided evenly by /a pound/1,000 etc

uninformed (adjective)

not based on knowledge or correct information, and therefore wrong or unsuitable

untrue (adjective)

not correct, or not based on fact

vague (adjective)

a vague feeling, memory etc is not complete, accurate, or fully formed

wide (adverb)

to one side of the point that was aimed at

wide (adjective)

going further than the point that was aimed at

wild (adjective)

not accurate, or not considered carefully

wild (adjective)

not accurately aimed

wrong (adverb)

in a way that is not correct

wrongly (adverb)

not correctly, or by mistake

Synonyms and antonyms of Inexact and inaccurate in British Thesaurus