coincidental

co·in·ci·den·tal

adj \(ˌ)kō-ˌin(t)-sə-ˈden-t^əl\

Definition of COINCIDENTAL

1

: resulting from a coincidence <a coincidental resemblance>

2

: occurring or existing at the same time <coincidental deaths>

Examples of COINCIDENTAL

1. The fact that he and his boss went to the same college was purely coincidental.
2. <the nearly coincidental deaths of Princess Diana and Mother Teresa>

First Known Use of COINCIDENTAL

circa 1800

Related to COINCIDENTAL

Synonyms: coetaneous, coeval, coexistent, coexisting, coextensive, coincident, contemporary, concurrent, contemporaneous, coterminous, simultaneous, synchronic, synchronous

Antonyms: asynchronous, noncontemporary, nonsimultaneous, nonsynchronous

Related Words: accompanying, attendant, attending, concomitant, incident

Near Antonyms: unassociated, unconnected, unrelated

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Rhymes with COINCIDENTAL

developmental, environmental, subcontinental, transcontinental, uniparental