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Accidentally

adverb

/ˌæksəˈdɛnt(ə)li/

Word Frequency: 3.4

Definitions

1.adverbIn an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.

"He discovered penicillin largely accidentally."

2.adverbUnintentionally.

"He accidentally exposed the bacteria to mold spores."

Synonyms

casually fortuitously incidentally unintentionally unexpectedly circumstantially by chance incidently inadvertently unwittingly involuntarily carelessly

Antonyms

advisedly by choice by design deliberately designedly intentionally on purpose purposely

Rhymes With

incrementally incidentally fundamentally coincidentally mentally monumentally temperamentally dentally

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