The difference between Correct and Inaccurate

When used as adjectives, correct means free from error, whereas inaccurate means mistaken or incorrect.


Correct is also verb with the meaning: to make something that was wrong become right.

check bellow for the other definitions of Correct and Inaccurate

  1. Correct as an adjective:

    Free from error; true; accurate.

  2. Correct as an adjective:

    With good manners; well behaved; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour.

  1. Correct as a verb (transitive):

    To make something that was wrong become right; to remove error from.

    Examples:

    "The navigator corrected the course of the ship."

  2. Correct as a verb (by extension, transitive):

    To grade (examination papers).

  3. Correct as a verb (transitive):

    To inform (someone) of their error.

    Examples:

    "It's rude to correct your parents."

  1. Inaccurate as an adjective:

    Mistaken or incorrect; not accurate.