This could have unintended consequences.
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Unintended
//ˌʌn.ɪnˈtɛn.dɪd//
Synonyms for "unintended" (42 found)
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Closest matches (9)
Strong matches (12)
Related words (21)
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Antonyms
2 entriesderived
2 entriesderived from
1 entriesrelated to
3 entriessimilar
12 entriesTranslations
12 translations across 9 languages.
Belarusian
2 entries- незапланаваны adj (not intended; unplanned)
- ненаўмысны adj (not intended; unplanned)
Bulgarian
1 entries- неволен adj (not intended; unplanned)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 无心的 adj (not intended; unplanned)
- 无意的 adj (not intended; unplanned)
Czech
1 entries- nezamýšlený adj (not intended; unplanned)
Finnish
1 entries- tahaton adj (not intended; unplanned)
French
1 entries- involontaire adj (not intended; unplanned)
Hungarian
1 entries- véletlen adj (not intended; unplanned)
Portuguese
1 entries- implanejado adj (not intended; unplanned)
Spanish
2 entries- involuntario adj (not intended; unplanned)
- no deseado adj (not intended; unplanned)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
It's not an unintended consequence.
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It isn't an unintended consequence.
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The Agriculture Department says it will take several more years of research before scientists are more certain there won't be unintended consequences from introducing another non-native species onto U.S. farms.
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