Another word for accident
accident
Synonyms
accident
n.
An unexpected misfortune
mishap, mischance, setback, collision; see collision 1, disaster, misfortune 2.
Chance, or a chance happening
fortune, chance, luck, adventure, contingency, occurrence, happening, circumstance, turn, unforeseen occurrence, fortuity, event, occasion, befalling, fluke*; see also chance 1.
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Another word for accident
An unexpected and usually undesirable event:
casualty, contretemps, misadventure, mischance, misfortune, mishap. See help, surpriseAn unexpected random event:
chance, fluke, fortuity, hap, happenchance, happenstance, hazard. See certain, surprise
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