1
as in accidental
happening by chance
backyard digging that resulted in unintended damage to buried phone wires
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2
as in spontaneous
not made or done willingly or by choice
a response that yielded an unintended insight into her personal character
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Recent Examples of unintended
This is why the H-1B proclamation will have unintended consequences.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
The gesture had an unintended effect, though, as her plunging silver dress shifted to the side.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
The changes will affect tech companies that recruit foreign talent, and businesses have been warned of the unintended consequences of the new fees.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2025
The importation of non-native species of plants has the unintended consequence of also introducing non-native species of insects.
—Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Sep. 2025
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
The gesture had an unintended effect, though, as her plunging silver dress shifted to the side.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
The changes will affect tech companies that recruit foreign talent, and businesses have been warned of the unintended consequences of the new fees.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2025
The importation of non-native species of plants has the unintended consequence of also introducing non-native species of insects.
—Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unintended
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The Power of Good Love Since the accidental confession, the couple has moved in together and their relationship has flourished.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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However, Ledger tragically died of an accidental overdose before the film's release.—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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My photos from Sleepwalking are spontaneous, and coincidence is very important to keep my curiosity alive and to look out for narratives.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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The Harlem Renaissance was filled with poetry and song—and with performance, as enshrined in Greaves’s footage which features many spontaneous, thrillingly theatrical recitations of poems by Bontemps, Hughes, Cullen, and McKay.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
23 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, the answer to the question Alan Sparks raised about what happens to all of the money flowing through the county government is one that even local authorities are unable, or unwilling, to answer.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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Anybody, whether on the left or the right, who is unwilling to accept the possibility that their own views may be wrong, has no more than a shallow commitment to freedom of opinion and expression.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
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The accident is unintentional but places the entire family in a precarious situation.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
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The boy, identified by officers as Cartier Smith, was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead about an hour after the unintentional shooting, police said.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Unintended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unintended. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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