That discovery was quite accidental.
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Accidental
/ˌæk.sɪˈdɛn.tl̩/
Synonyms for "accidental" (193 found)
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Closest matches (39)
accessoryaccidentaccidentallyaccompanyingaddendumadditionadditionaladjunctadoadscititiousadventitiousafloatafootaleatoryappendageappurtenanceappurtenantascititiousauxiliarybreve
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Adjective(7 words)
Adjective(1 words)
casual manner
Strong matches (58)
conditionalcontingencycontingentcrotchetcurrentdemisemiquaverdependentdestinaldiceydoingdominantdominant notedouble whole noteeighth noteenharmonicenharmonic noteeventuatingextraextraneousfatal
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fatidicflatflukyforeignfortuitousfortuitouslygoing onhalf notehaphazardhappeninghappenstancehappyhemidemisemiquaveriffyin handin the windinadvertentincidentalindeterminateindirectinessentialluckymere chanceminim
Adjective(4 words)
Adjective(4 words)
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Noun(9 words)
music symbolnonessentialnote modifieroccurrencepitch changerrandomsharpsunintentionalunplanned growth
musical notenaturalnonessentialnot-selfnoteoccasionaloccurringoddonon footongoingotherparentheticparentheticalpassingpatent noteprevailingprevalentprovisionalquarter note
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quaverrandomreportresponding noteresultantriskysecondarysemibrevesemiquaverserendipitousshaped notesharpsixteenth notesixty-fourth notespiccatostaccatostraysubsidiarysuperaddedsuperadditionsuperfluoussupervenientsupplementsupplementalsupplementarysustained notetaking placetercetthirty-second notetonetripletunanticipateduncalculateduncausedunder wayundesignedundeterminedunessentialunexpectedunforeseeableunforeseenunintendedunintentionalunlooked forunlooked-forunluckyunmeantunplannedunpredictableunpremeditatedunpurposedunwittingwhole note
Adjective(6 words)
Adjective(7 words)
Verb(1 words)
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11 entriesCollocations
10 entriesaccidental damageaccidental discoveryaccidental exposureaccidental findingaccidental releaseaccidental symbolchance occurrencemusical accidentalunintended outcomeunplanned event
Inflections
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3 entriesSample sentences
17 total sentences available.
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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