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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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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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