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View usage for: (ɪmprɪsaɪs) adjectiveSomething that is imprecise is not clear, accurate, or precise. The charges were vague and imprecise. It remains at present a rather imprecise way of assessing people. Synonyms: indefinite, estimated, rough, vague More Synonyms of imprecise imprecise in British English (ˌɪmprɪˈsaɪs) adjectivenot precise; inexact or inaccurate Derived forms imprecisely (ˌimpreˈcisely) adverb imprecision (ˌɪmprɪˈsɪʒən) or impreciseness (ˌimpreˈciseness) noun imprecise in American English (ˌɪmprɪˈsaɪs) adjective not precise, exact, or definite; vague Derived forms imprecisely (ˌimpreˈcisely) adverb imprecision (ˌimpreˈcision) (ˌɪmprɪˈsɪʒən) noun Examples of 'imprecise' in a sentenceimprecise Definition inexact or inaccurate The charges were vague and imprecise. Synonyms estimated careless sloppy (informal) wide of the mark ill-defined inexplicit blurred round the edges Opposites accurate , exact , precise , careful , explicit , definite , determinate Additional synonymsDefinition having more than one possible interpretation His remarks clarify an ambiguous statement given earlier this week. Synonyms unclear, puzzling, uncertain, obscure, vague, doubtful, dubious, enigmatic, indefinite, inconclusive, cryptic, indeterminate, equivocal, Delphic, oracular, enigmatical, clear as mud (informal) Definition of doubtful character or sincerity Her equivocal response gave nothing away. Synonyms ambiguous, uncertain, misleading, obscure, suspicious, vague, doubtful, dubious, questionable, ambivalent, indefinite, evasive, oblique, indeterminate, prevaricating, oracularDefinition dim or vague I have only a hazy memory of what he was like. Synonyms vague, uncertain, unclear, muddled, fuzzy, indefinite, loose, muzzy, nebulous, ill-defined, indistinct |