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coincidental
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co·in·ci·den·tal

adjective \(ˌ)kō-ˌin(t)-sə-ˈden-təl\

Definition of COINCIDENTAL

1
: resulting from a coincidence <a coincidental resemblance>
2
: occurring or existing at the same time <coincidental deaths>
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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

Rhymes with COINCIDENTAL

developmental, environmental, subcontinental, transcontinental, uniparental

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