accidental
The word “accidental” has 4 syllables: ac-ci-den-tal.
It's pronounced as /ˌæk.sɪˈdɛn.təl/.
What is synonym and antonym for accidental?
In the thesaurus, “accidental” has 19 synonyms and 13 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for accidental along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for accidental
- adventitious
- alien
- casual
- chance
- coincidental
- external
- extraneous
- extrinsic
- foreign
- fortuitous
- inadvertent
- incidental
- irrelevant
- random
- unexpected
- unforeseen
- unintended
- unintentional
- unplanned
Antonyms for accidental
- calculated
- congenital
- deliberate
- expected
- inevitable
- inherent
- innate
- intended
- intentional
- internal
- intrinsic
- planned
- premeditated
Meanings of accidental
- noun
- A property which is not essential; a nonessential; anything happening accidentally.
- Those fortuitous effects produced by luminous rays falling on certain objects so that some parts stand forth in abnormal brightness and other parts are cast into a deep shadow.
- A sharp, flat, or natural, occurring not at the commencement of a piece of music as the signature, but before a particular note.
- Part of a text that has a mainly structural purpose, such as spelling, punctuation or capitalization.
- adjective
- Not essential; incidental, secondary.
- Nonessential to something's inherent nature (especially in Aristotelian thought).
- Adjusted by one or two semitones, in temporary departure from the key signature.
- Occurring sometimes, by chance; occasional.
- Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; by accident, unintentional.
- Being a double point with two distinct tangent planes in 4-dimensional projective space.
Example Sentences
- The spill was completely accidental, but it caused quite a mess.
- He made an accidental discovery while exploring the old library.
- The accidental meeting turned into a wonderful opportunity.
- She laughed off the accidental mistake in her presentation.
- They realized the accidental mix-up after checking the names.
On this page you'll find 32 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to accidental, such as: adventitious, alien, calculated, casual, chance, coincidental, congenital.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
objectless
- accidental
- aimless
- arbitrary
- desultory
- directionless
- erratic
- frivolous
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- incidental
- indiscriminate
- irregular
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- pointless
- purposeless
- random
- unplanned
random
- accidental
- aimless
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- incidental
- indiscriminate
- irregular
- odd
- scattered
- stray
- unplanned
randomly
- accidentally
- aimlessly
- anyway
- at random
- carelessly
- casually
- erratically
- haphazard
- haphazardly
- headlong
- informally
- irregularly
- jumbled
unanticipated
- abrupt
- accidental
- amazing
- astonishing
- extraordinary
- fortuitous
- hasty
- hurried
- immature
- incomplete
- precipitous
- quick
- remarkable
- shocking
- startling
- stunning
- sudden
- surprising
- swift
- undisclosed
- unexpected
- unforeseen
- unheralded
- unpredictable
- unpublished
- untimely
- wonderful