unintentional
adjective
un·in·ten·tion·al
ˌən-in-ˈten(t)-sh(ə-)nəl
: not done by intention or design : not intentional
an unintentional effect
causing unintentional harm/offense
unintentionally
adverb
an unintentionally offensive remark
Examples of unintentional in a Sentence
an unintentional encounter with an old classmate at the mall
an unintentional insult that nevertheless was very hurtful
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And despite an unprecedented drop in 2024, drug overdoses and other unintentional injuries were the third leading cause of death in the US for the third year in a row.
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Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
The leading causes of death included suicide, diabetes, kidney disease, and unintentional injury.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Additionally, the report showed the three leading causes of death stayed the same from 2023 to 2024, with heart disease as the leading cause, followed by cancer and unintentional injury, respectively.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
The 82-year-old panelist dropped the unintentional spoiler about the CBS series, which ended after five seasons in May, during Latifah’s visit to the Hot Topics table on Tuesday.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2025
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Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
The leading causes of death included suicide, diabetes, kidney disease, and unintentional injury.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Additionally, the report showed the three leading causes of death stayed the same from 2023 to 2024, with heart disease as the leading cause, followed by cancer and unintentional injury, respectively.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
The 82-year-old panelist dropped the unintentional spoiler about the CBS series, which ended after five seasons in May, during Latifah’s visit to the Hot Topics table on Tuesday.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Unintentional.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unintentional. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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