Accidental

//ˌæk.sɪˈdɛn.tl̩//

Synonyms for "accidental" (173 found)

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Adjective(2 words)
inadvertentincidental

Related words (86)

Adjective(1 words)
nonessential

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Related terms

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has context

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similar

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Translations

80 translations across 45 languages.

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Afrikaans

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  • byteken noun ((music))

Ancient Greek

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  • τυχαῖος adj (happening by chance)

Arabic

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  • عَرْضِيّ adj (happening by chance)

Armenian

1 entries
  • պատահական adj (happening by chance)

Bashkir

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  • осраҡлы adj (happening by chance)

Belarusian

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  • выпадко́вы adj (happening by chance)
  • неспадзява́ны adj (happening by chance)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • неоча́кван adj (happening by chance)
  • случа́ен adj (happening by chance)
  • несъществено качество noun (a property which is not essential)

Catalan

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  • accidental adj (happening by chance)
  • accident noun ((music))

Chinese Mandarin

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  • 偶然 adj (happening by chance)

Czech

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  • nahodilý adj (happening by chance)
  • náhodný adj (happening by chance)

Danish

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  • tilfældig adj (happening by chance)

Dutch

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  • toevallig adj (happening by chance)

Esperanto

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  • akcidenta adj (happening by chance)
  • hazarda adj (happening by chance)
  • neatendita adj (happening by chance)

Finnish

3 entries
  • sattumalta adj (happening by chance)
  • sattumanvarainen adj (happening by chance)
  • etumerkki noun ((music))

French

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  • accidentel adj (happening by chance)
  • altération noun ((music))

Georgian

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  • შემთხვევითი adj (happening by chance)

German

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  • versehentlich adj (happening by chance)
  • zufällig adj (happening by chance)
  • Versehen noun (a property which is not essential)
  • Zufall noun (a property which is not essential)

Greek

2 entries
  • τυχαίος adj (happening by chance)
  • αλλοίωση noun ((music))

Hebrew

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  • מִקְרִי adj (happening by chance)

Hindi

4 entries
  • आकस्मिक adj (happening by chance)
  • आगंतुक adj (happening by chance)
  • इत्तफ़ाक़िया adj (happening by chance)
  • संयोगी adj (happening by chance)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • véletlen adj (happening by chance)
  • módosítójel noun ((music))

Irish

2 entries
  • aimseach adj (happening by chance)
  • toirmeascach adj (happening by chance)

Italian

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  • accidentale adj (happening by chance)

Japanese

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  • 偶然の adj (happening by chance)
  • 臨時記号 noun ((music))

Korean

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  • 돌발적 adj (happening by chance)
  • 우연하다 adj (happening by chance)

Latin

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  • fortuītus adj (happening by chance)

Macedonian

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  • случаен adj (happening by chance)

Māori

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  • kōpeka adj (happening by chance)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • tilfeldig adj (happening by chance)
  • løst fortegn noun ((music))

Norwegian Nynorsk

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  • laust forteikn noun ((music))

Persian

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  • تصادفی adj (happening by chance)

Polish

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  • przypadkowy adj (happening by chance)
  • wypadkowa noun (a property which is not essential)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • acidental adj (happening by chance)
  • acidente noun ((in plural, painting))
  • acidente noun ((music))

Romanian

2 entries
  • accidental adj (happening by chance)
  • întâmplător adj (happening by chance)

Russian

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  • неожи́данный adj (happening by chance)
  • случа́йный adj (happening by chance)

Serbo-Croatian

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  • nenámjeran adj (happening by chance)
  • slȕčājan adj (happening by chance)
  • нена́мјеран adj (happening by chance)
  • слу̏ча̄јан adj (happening by chance)

Slovak

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  • náhodný adj (happening by chance)

Slovene

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  • naključen adj (happening by chance)

Spanish

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  • accidental adj (happening by chance)
  • casual adj (happening by chance)
  • fortuito adj (happening by chance)
  • imprevisto adj (happening by chance)

Swedish

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  • tillfällig adj (happening by chance)

Tajik

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  • тасодуфӣ adj (happening by chance)

Tatar

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  • очраклы adj (happening by chance)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • випадко́вий adj (happening by chance)
  • несподі́ваний adj (happening by chance)

Urdu

2 entries
  • حادثاتی adj (happening by chance)
  • ناگہاں adj (happening by chance)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • tasodifiy adj (happening by chance)

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

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That discovery was quite accidental.

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Columbus' discovery of America was accidental.

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Our meeting was purely accidental.

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Our meeting was quite accidental.

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