Antonyms of adj precise

2 senses of precise

Sense 1
precise (vs. imprecise) -- (sharply exact or accurate or delimited; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment")

imprecise (vs. precise) -- (not precise; "imprecise astronomical observations"; "the terms he used were imprecise and emotional")
        => general -- (somewhat indefinite; "bearing a general resemblance to the original"; "a general description of the merchandise")

Sense 2
accurate, exact, precise -- ((of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct; "a precise image"; "a precise measurement")

INDIRECT (VIA correct, right) -> incorrect, wrong -- (not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth; "an incorrect calculation"; "the report in the paper is wrong"; "your information is wrong"; "the clock showed the wrong time"; "found themselves on the wrong road"; "based on the wrong assumptions")
INDIRECT (VIA correct, right) -> incorrect, wrong -- (not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth; "an incorrect calculation"; "the report in the paper is wrong"; "your information is wrong"; "the clock showed the wrong time"; "found themselves on the wrong road"; "based on the wrong assumptions")

Similarity of adj precise

2 senses of precise

Sense 1
precise (vs. imprecise) -- (sharply exact or accurate or delimited; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment")
       => dead -- (unerringly accurate; "a dead shot"; "took dead aim")
       => fine -- (minutely precise especially in differences in meaning; "a fine distinction")
       => finespun, hairsplitting -- (developed in excessively fine detail; "finespun distinctions")
       => meticulous, punctilious -- (marked by precise accordance with details; "meticulous research"; "punctilious in his attention to rules of etiquette")
       => microscopic -- (extremely precise with great attention to details; "examined it with microscopic care")
       => nice, skillful -- (done with delicacy and skill; "a nice bit of craft"; "a job requiring nice measurements with a micrometer"; "a nice shot")
       => on the nose, on the button -- (being precise with regard to a prescribed or specified criterion; "his guess was on the nose"; "the prediction for snow was right on the button")
       => very (prenominal) -- (precisely as stated; "the very center of town")
          Also See-> accurate#1; distinct#2; exact#1; specific#1

Sense 2
accurate, exact, precise -- ((of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct; "a precise image"; "a precise measurement")
       => correct (vs. incorrect), right (vs. wrong) -- (free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth; "the correct answer"; "the correct version"; "the right answer"; "took the right road"; "the right decision")