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Synonyms for accidentally
ac·ci·den·tal·ly

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  1. by chance, accidentally, circumstantially, unexpectedlyadverb

    without advance planning

    "they met accidentally"

    Synonyms:
    by luck, incidentally, unintentionally, circumstantially, perchance, by chance, unexpectedly, out of the blue, haply, minutely

    Antonyms:
    by design, on purpose, deliberately, designedly, intentionally, advisedly, purposely, by choice

  2. incidentally, accidentallyadverb

    of a minor or subordinate nature

    "these magnificent achievements were only incidentally influenced by Oriental models"

    Synonyms:
    incidentally, unintentionally, by the bye, by chance, circumstantially, apropos, by the way, unexpectedly

    Antonyms:
    designedly, by design, purposely, on purpose, by choice, deliberately, advisedly, intentionally

  3. unintentionally, accidentallyadverb

    without intention; in an unintentional manner

    "she hit him unintentionally"

    Synonyms:
    by chance, unexpectedly, circumstantially, incidentally, unintentionally

    Antonyms:
    advisedly, by choice, by design, purposely, designedly, on purpose, intentionally, deliberately

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  1. accidentallyadverb

    Synonyms:
    unintentionally, casually, fortuitously

    Antonyms:
    intentionally, advisedly, deliberately

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "accidentally":

    inadvertently, accidently, unintentionally, incidentally, mistakenly

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#14906accidentally
#21166incidentally
#21349unexpectedly
#25274inadvertently
#30257mistakenly
#40861unintentionally
#40993apropos
#52974accidently
#56002perchance
#91760haply
#97321minutely
#324324circumstantially

How to use accidentally in a sentence?

  1. Mark Handcock:

    This was not the intent of the faculty member, who was horrified that his had accidentally occurred.

  2. Hector Tobar:

    They feel like they have been treated with a lack of respect. That people sort of see them as these ordinary guys who accidentally got buried underground and hoped to get rich and famous off of it, and what they hope that the movie and the book will show them, will show Chile, is that they went through a war underground, that they are battled scarred.

  3. Rob Sulaver:

    Yo Rob. Sorry I can't make our workout today, I accidentally woke up in Berlin.

  4. Henry Spiller:

    This burden we're putting in the health care system is entirely preventable, these are children who do not need a hospital if not but for the fact that they were accidentally poisoned by medications that were not designed to be taken by them.

  5. Devi Nampiaparampil:

    Mostlikely this is related to some type of manufacturing error, that when they were trying to make ethanol they accidentally made some methanol, so that can happen in some counterfeit liquors.


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