Accurate
Accurate adjective - Being in agreement with the truth or a fact or a standard.
Usage example: an accurate count of the number of people coming to the wedding reception
Nearby Words: accurately, accuracy
Incorrect
Incorrect adjective - Having an opinion that does not agree with truth or the facts.
Usage example: you're incorrect about the date of the final exam—it's next Tuesday, not Wednesday
Nearby Words: incorrectness, incorrectly
Both words in one sentence
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An unusual example, as he is very Genre Blind and tends to make incorrect assumptions, and so what he says cannot always be relied on to be accurate.
Source: Video Game / Ōkami - Spell My Name with an "S": Every mention of Palutena has a new, incorrect spelling of her name, each less accurate than the last.
Source: Creator / Detsniy Off Skiword -
Germany's version of him is the more accurate one: He was (probably) incorrect about how the future will inevitably lead to a classless paradise, but he was right about many other things.
Source: Creator / Karl Marx
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