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accidentally

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Main Entry: accidentally
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: by chance

Synonyms:

by mistake, fortuitously, haphazardly, unintentionally, unwittingly
Main Entry: incidentally
Part of Speech: adverb
Definition: by chance

Synonyms:

accidentally, as a by-product, as side effect, by the bye, by the way, casually, fortuitously, in passing, in related manner, not by design, obiter, parenthetically, remotely, subordinately, unexpectedly

Antonyms:

purposely
Main Entry: unawares
Part of Speech: adverb
Definition: without warning; suddenly

Synonyms:

aback, abruptly, accidentally, by accident, by mistake, by surprise, carelessly, ignorantly, inadvertently, mistakenly, off guard, short, sudden, surprisingly, unconsciously, unexpectedly, unintentionally, unknowingly, unprepared, unready, unwittingly
Notes: unaware is an adjective that means 'not being aware of something' and unawares is an adverb meaning 'by surprise; unexpectedly'

Antonyms:

consciously, knowingly
Main Entry: haphazardly
Part of Speech: adverb
Definition: unexpectedly

Synonyms:

accidentally, aimlessly, by chance, carelessly, casually, inconstantly, randomly
Main Entry: inadvertently
Part of Speech: adverb
Definition: unintentionally

Synonyms:

accidentally, involuntarily, not by design, unwittingly
Main Entry: by chance
Part of Speech: adverb
Definition: by accident

Synonyms:

accidentally, as luck would have it, by a fluke, by coincidence, by mistake, for some reason, fortuitously, out of the clear blue sky, unexpectedly, unintentionally, unwittingly
Main Entry: unexpectedly
Part of Speech: adverb
Definition: by chance

Synonyms:

accidentally, by coincidence, circumstantially, fortuitously

Antonyms:

advisedly, deliberately, intentionally
Main Entry: unintentionally
Part of Speech: adverb
Definition: not done on purpose

Synonyms:

accidentally, inadvertently, incidentally, involuntarily, unthinkingly

Antonyms:

by design, deliberately, intentionally, on purpose, purposely
Main Entry: unwittingly
Part of Speech: adverb
Definition: inadvertently

Synonyms:

accidentally, unintentionally

Antonyms:

advisedly, knowingly
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