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coincidentally

adverb co·in·ci·den·tal·ly \ (ˌ)kō-ˌin(t)-sə-ˈdent-lē , -ˈden-tə-lē \
|Updated on: 14 Aug 2018

Definition of coincidentally

1 : in a coincidental manner : by coincidence
  • lonely singles who meet coincidentally and click
  • —People
2 : it is or seems coincidental that
  • coincidentally, the dog died exactly one year after his owner did

Examples of coincidentally in a Sentence

  1. the final stages of the Napoleonic Wars were fought coincidentally with the U.S.-British conflict known as the War of 1812

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Origin and Etymology of coincidentally

coincidental + 2-ly

coincidentally Synonyms

Synonyms

coincidently, concurrently, contemporaneously, simultaneously, together;

Antonyms

separately;

Near Antonyms

apart, independently, individually, singly;

consecutively, successively;

Related Words

close, immediately, narrowly, near;

Phrases

at once, in unison;

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