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accident

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of accident

1 a chance and usually sudden event bringing loss or injury

was involved in a minor accident on her way home from work

Synonyms of accident

casualty, mischance, mishap

Words Related to accident

calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, cropper, deathblow, disaster, tragedy

bummer, knock, misadventure, misfortune

collision, crack-up, crash, smashup, wreck

Near Antonyms of accident

boon, break, fluke, godsend, miracle, strike, windfall

fortune, luck, serendipity

2 the uncertain course of events

you shouldnʼt leave it to accident to decide where youʼll be lodging in the course of your trip across the country

Synonyms of accident

casualty [archaic], chance, circumstance, hap, hazard, luck

Words Related to accident

fortuitousness, fortuity, haphazardry, randomness, uncertainty

fluke, happenchance, happenstance

destiny, doom, fate, fortune, lot

danger, peril, risk

Near Antonyms of accident

intent, intention, purpose

design, outline, plan, scheme

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