| Main Entry: | approximate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inexact |
Synonyms: |
estimated, guessed, imperfect, imprecise, loose, rough, surmised, uncertain, unprecise, unscientific |
| Main Entry: | faulty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not working; incorrect |
Synonyms: |
adulterated, amiss, awry, bad, below par, blamable, blemished, botched, broken, cracked, damaged, debased, defective, deficient, distorted, erroneous, fallacious, fallible, false, flawed, frail, impaired, imperfect, imprecise, inaccurate, inadequate, incomplete, inexact, injured, insufficient, invalid, lame, leaky, lemon, maimed, malformed, malfunctioning, marred, out of order, rank, sick, tainted, unfit, unreliable, unretentive, unsound, warped, weak, wrong |
Antonyms: |
accurate, correct, perfect, sound, strong, working |
| Main Entry: | general |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inexact, approximate |
Synonyms: |
ill-defined, imprecise, inaccurate, indefinite, loose, not partial, not particular, not specific, uncertain, undetailed, unspecific, vague |
Antonyms: |
circumscribed, definite, exact, individual, limited, particular, singular, specific |
| Main Entry: | impalpable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | intangible, unsubstantial |
Synonyms: |
airy, delicate, disembodied, fine, imperceptible, imponderable, imprecise, inappreciable, incorporeal, indiscernible, indistinct, insensible, insubstantial, nebulous, shadowy, tenuous, thin, unapparent, unobservable, unperceivable, vague |
Antonyms: |
believeable, palpable, perceptible, substantial, tangible, understandable |
| Main Entry: | inaccurate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | erroneous |
Synonyms: |
all wet, careless, counterfactual, defective, discrepant, doesn't wash, fallacious, false, faulty, imprecise, in error, incorrect, inexact, mistaken, off, off base, out*, specious, unfaithful, unreliable, unsound, untrue, way-off, wide*, wild*, wrong |
Antonyms: |
accurate, correct, right |
| Main Entry: | incorrect |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | wrong |
Synonyms: |
counterfactual, erroneous, false, faulty, flawed, imprecise, improper, inaccurate, inappropriate, inexact, mistaken, not trustworthy, out*, specious, unfitting, unreliable, unseemly, unsound, unsuitable, untrue, way off, wide of the mark, wrong number |
Antonyms: |
correct, right, true |
| Main Entry: | indefinite |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ambiguous, vague |
Synonyms: |
broad, confused, doubtful, dubious, equivocal, evasive, general, ill-defined, imprecise, indeterminable, indeterminate, indistinct, inexact, inexhaustible, infinite, innumerable, intangible, loose, obscure, shadowy, uncertain, unclear, undefined, undependable, undetermined, unfixed, unknown, unlimited, unsettled, unspecific, unsure, wide |
Antonyms: |
certain, definite, distinct, sure |
| Main Entry: | indeterminate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | uncertain, vague |
Synonyms: |
borderless, general, imprecise, inconclusive, indefinite, indistinct, inexact, undefined, undetermined, unfixed, unspecified, unstipulated |
| Notes: | indeterminable means impossible to decide, fix, or measure while indeterminate means unclear or vague |
Antonyms: |
certain, definite, determined, exact, fixed, measurable, sure |
| Main Entry: | lax |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | slack, remiss |
Synonyms: |
any way, asleep on job, behindhand, broad, careless, casual, delinquent, derelict, devil-may-care, disregardful, easygoing, flaccid, forgetful, general, imprecise, inaccurate, indefinite, indifferent, inexact, lenient, neglectful, negligent, nonspecific, oblivious, overindulgent, paying no mind, regardless, shapeless, slipshod, sloppy, soft, unmindful, vague, yielding |
Antonyms: |
hard, rigid, strict, tight |
| Main Entry: | loose |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | indefinite, vague |
Synonyms: |
detached, diffuse, disconnected, disordered, ill-defined, imprecise, inaccurate, indistinct, negligent, obscure, rambling, random, remiss |
Antonyms: |
clear, definite, precise, strict |