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Another word for accidental

Adjective

  1. Occurring unexpectedly

    2. See also:

    surprise

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Synonym Study

  • Adventitious refers to that which is added extrinsically and connotes a lack of essential connection
  • Incidental emphasizes the nonessential or secondary nature of something incidental expenses
  • Casual describes the unpremeditated, random, or irregular quality of something a casual remark, a casual visit or its informality casual clothes
  • Fortuitous , which frequently suggests a complete absence of cause, now usually refers to chance events of a fortunate nature
  • Accidental describes that which occurs by chance an accidental encounter or outside the normal course of events an accidental attribute
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Sentence Examples

  • An accidental circumstance, however, occurred at this moment which largely affected his future.

  • Land might be let at a fixed rent when the Code enacted that accidental loss fell on the tenant.

  • He cast down his eyes and hurried out as if it were none of his business, careful as he went not to inflict any accidental injury on the young lady.

  • It is stated that an accidental introduction to Locke's great essay determined the ultimate direction of his studies.

  • This involves a loss of accuracy because, with a spiderline micrometer, the accidental error of pointing is of the order of o I" of arc.

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