Coincidental

adj

adj ·5 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Occurring as or resulting from coincidence.

    "Now, I don't know whether this is an example of nominative determinism – a phrase coined by the New Scientist to describe the phenomenon of one's name determining one's career – or aptonymy, the more coincidental occurrence of one's name being particularly fitting for one's personality, but I came across several such examples in the birding world."

  2. 2
    Happening or existing at the same time.
Adjective
  1. 1
    occurring or operating at the same time wordnet

Synonyms

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accidentaladventitiouscircumstantialco occurrentco-occurrentcoequal

Example

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"Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental."

Etymology

From co- + incidental.

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