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adjective un·in·ten·tion·al \ˌən-in-ˈtench-nəl, -ˈten(t)-shə-nəl\

Definition of unintentional

  1. :  not done by intention or design :  not intentional an unintentional effect causing unintentional harm/offense

unintentionally

adverb an unintentionally offensive remark

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First Known Use of unintentional

1782

unintentional Synonyms

Synonyms
casual, chance, fluky (also flukey), fortuitous, inadvertent, incidental, unintended, accidental, unplanned, unpremeditated, unwitting
Antonyms
calculated, deliberate, intended, intentional, planned, premeditated, premeditative, prepense, set
Related Words
coincidental; freak, odd; aimless, arbitrary, desultory, haphazard, random; uncertain, unexpected, unforeseeable, unforeseen; coerced, forced, involuntary; unconscious, unprompted
Near Antonyms
certain, destined, expected, fixed, foreordained, foreseeable, foreseen, inevitable, predestined, predetermined, predictable, preordained, prescribed, sure; conscious, freewill, knowing, unforced, voluntary, volunteer, willful (or wilful)

UNINTENTIONAL Defined for Kids

unintentional

adjective un·in·ten·tion·al \ˌən-in-ˈten-shə-nəl\

Definition of unintentional for Students

  1. :  not done on purpose :  not intentional an unintentional error

unintentionally

adverb Her remarks unintentionally hurt my feelings.

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