Accidentally

//ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li//

Synonyms for "accidentally" (25 found)

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Closest matches (5)

Strong matches (8)

Adverb(1 words)
inadvertently

Related words (12)

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Translations

73 translations across 40 languages.

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Armenian

4 entries
  • ակամա adv (unexpectedly)
  • ոչ դիտավորյալ adv (unexpectedly)
  • պատահաբար adv (happening by chance, not necessarily a lucky one)
  • պատահականորեն adv (happening by chance, not necessarily a lucky one)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • выпадко́ва adv (unexpectedly)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • случа́йно adv (unexpectedly)
  • случайно adv (happening by chance, not necessarily a lucky one)

Burmese

1 entries
  • မတော်တဆ adv (unexpectedly)

Catalan

1 entries
  • accidentalment adv (unexpectedly)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 偶然 adv (unexpectedly)

Czech

1 entries
  • náhodou adv (unexpectedly)

Danish

1 entries
  • tilfældigvis adv (unexpectedly)

Dutch

1 entries
  • toevallig adv (unexpectedly)

Esperanto

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  • akcidente adv (unexpectedly)

Finnish

2 entries
  • sattumalta adv (unexpectedly)
  • vahingossa adv (unexpectedly)

French

1 entries
  • accidentellement adv (unexpectedly)

Georgian

3 entries
  • მოულოდნელად adv (unexpectedly)
  • უნებლიეთ adv (unexpectedly)
  • შემთხვევით adv (happening by chance, not necessarily a lucky one)

German

4 entries
  • aus Versehen adv (unexpectedly)
  • durch Zufall adv (happening by chance, not necessarily a lucky one)
  • unabsichtlich adv (unexpectedly)
  • unbeabsichtigt adv (unexpectedly)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • במקרה adv (unexpectedly)
  • לא בכוונה adv (unexpectedly)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • óvart adv (unexpectedly)

Indonesian

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  • secara kebetulan adv (unexpectedly)
  • secara tak sengaja adv (unexpectedly)
  • tanpa disadari adv (unexpectedly)

Interlingua

1 entries
  • accidentalmente adv (unexpectedly)

Irish

4 entries
  • de thaisme adv (happening by chance, not necessarily a lucky one)
  • de thaisme adv (unexpectedly)
  • de thimpiste adv (happening by chance, not necessarily a lucky one)
  • de thimpiste adv (unexpectedly)

Italian

2 entries
  • accidentalmente adv (unexpectedly)
  • casualmente adv (unexpectedly)

Japanese

3 entries
  • 偶然 adv (unexpectedly)
  • 無意識的に adv (unexpectedly)
  • 誤って adv (unexpectedly)

Korean

1 entries
  • 우연히도 adv (unexpectedly)

Latin

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  • casū adv (unexpectedly)
  • fortuītō adv (unexpectedly)
  • temere adv (unexpectedly)

Latvian

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  • nejauši adv (unexpectedly)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • случајно adv (unexpectedly)

Old English

1 entries
  • wēas adv (happening by chance, not necessarily a lucky one)

Polish

1 entries
  • przypadkowo adv (unexpectedly)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • acidentalmente adv (unexpectedly)

Romanian

2 entries
  • accidental adv (unexpectedly)
  • întâmplător adv (unexpectedly)

Russian

2 entries
  • ненаме́ренно adv (unexpectedly)
  • случа́йно adv (unexpectedly)

Slovak

2 entries
  • náhodne adv (unexpectedly)
  • náhodou adv (unexpectedly)

Spanish

2 entries
  • accidentalmente adv (unexpectedly)
  • sin querer adv (unexpectedly)

Swedish

1 entries
  • oavsiktligen adv (unexpectedly)

Telugu

1 entries
  • పొరపాటున adv (unexpectedly)

Thai

2 entries
  • เผลอ adv (unexpectedly)
  • โดยไม่ตั้งใจ adv (unexpectedly)

Turkish

4 entries
  • ezkaza adv (happening by chance, not necessarily a lucky one)
  • kazaen adv (happening by chance, not necessarily a lucky one)
  • kazara adv (happening by chance, not necessarily a lucky one)
  • yanlışlıkla adv (happening by chance, not necessarily a lucky one)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • випадко́во adv (unexpectedly)

Urdu

2 entries
  • غلطی adv (unexpectedly)
  • غلطی سے adv (unexpectedly)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • ngẫu nhiên adv (unexpectedly)

Woiwurrung

1 entries
  • ngabenden-ngain'gi adv (happening by chance, not necessarily a lucky one)

Sample sentences

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Willie accidentally let off his father's shotgun and made a hole in the wall.

Source: tatoeba (65689)

A farm boy accidentally overturned his wagonload of wheat on the road.

Source: tatoeba (282298)

He accidentally hit his thumb with the hammer.

Source: tatoeba (294514)

Oh no, I accidentally sawed off my finger! What should I do?

Source: tatoeba (394684)

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