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Inexact
Imperfectly conforming; exceeding or falling short in some respect.
📖 Definitions of "Inexact"
adjective
- 1
Imperfectly conforming; exceeding or falling short in some respect.
- 2
Imprecisely or indefinitely conceived or stated.
- 3
(of a differential) having a path-dependent integral
🔄 Synonyms of "Inexact"
10 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| freenoun | (social) Unconstrained. |
| roughnoun | Not smooth; uneven. |
| roundnoun | (physical) Of shape: |
| looseverb | (transitive) To let loose, to free from restraints. |
| oddnoun | Differing from what is usual, ordinary or expected. |
| imprecise | Not precise or exact; containing some error or uncertainty. |
| approximatenoun | Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate. |
| inaccurate | Mistaken or incorrect; not accurate. |
| approximativenoun | Of, relating to, or being an estimate or approximation. |
| liberalnoun | Widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions or conventions; permissive. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Inexact"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| exactverb | Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Inexact"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| imprecise | Not precise or exact; containing some error or uncertainty. |
| inaccurate | Mistaken or incorrect; not accurate. |
| odd | Differing from what is usual, ordinary or expected. |
| free | (social) Unconstrained. |
| rough | Not smooth; uneven. |
| loose | Not fixed in place tightly or firmly. |
| approximate | Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate. |
| approximative | Of, relating to, or being an estimate or approximation. |
| liberal | Widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions or conventions; permissive. |
| round | (physical) Of shape: |
| false | Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect. |
| incorrect | Not correct; erroneous or wrong. |
| wrong | Incorrect or untrue. |
| careless | Not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes. |
| untrue | False; not true. |
| misleading | Deceptive or tending to mislead or create a false impression, even if technically true. |
| unfaithful | Not keeping good faith; disloyal; not faithful. |
| erroneous | Containing an error; inaccurate. |
| impropre | Obsolete form of improper. [Unsuitable to needs or circumstances; inappropriate; inapt.] |
| improper | Unsuitable to needs or circumstances; inappropriate; inapt. |
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