accidentally

adverb

Definition of accidentallynext
as in inadvertently

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Recent Examples of accidentally Still, Murphy and Falchuk were accidentally making television that was already perfectly suited to the fragmented internet that followed. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026 Day, police said, may have implicated himself and Thomas by accidentally recording themselves while transporting the victim’s body. — Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026 Maybe the suite number was 654, but someone accidentally entered 645. — Paulo Socatelli, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 In the Mexican drama series Inside the Circle, four lifelong friends accidentally uncover a video that links a powerful government official to the unsolved death of an actress. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for accidentally
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accidentally
  1. inadvertently
  2. unintentionally
  3. unwittingly
  4. unconsciously
  5. fortuitously
  6. carelessly
  7. casually
Adverb
  • Digger follows greedy, careless Digger as his company inadvertently catalyzes a disaster with global repercussions—then, whoopsie, sets off another for good measure.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026
  • An organization can take its savings and inadvertently fill the space with more work.
    — Prithvi Singh Shergill, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of inadvertently
Adverb
  • Leaders who are more concerned with receiving credit than creating results can unintentionally silence the very people who could move the business forward.
    — Ramin Seyed, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Misgendering means using incorrect pronouns or other gendered language for someone, intentionally or unintentionally.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of unintentionally
Adverb
  • Artists unwittingly contribute to the nation’s unaffordability crisis.
    — Luisa Yanez October 2, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • As Vanderslice unwittingly contributed to the story with some quotes, not realizing the tone and direction of the article, his candidacy was derailed and his credibility ruined.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of unwittingly
Adverb
  • There’s also evidence that some mimicry happens unconsciously.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Glamour, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Perhaps the actions of England’s peasantry made such a formative impression on young Greengrass that he was unconsciously drawn to other stories with a similar thematic undercurrent.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of unconsciously
Adverb
  • And, fortuitously for would-be sponsors, something happened in tennis that made these arrangements even more appealing.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The earnings announcement was fortuitously timed, coming just as reports were surfacing of high-level OpenAI employees joining the company.
    — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of fortuitously
Adverb
  • Jasson Domínguez, still a liability on defense, carelessly let a leadoff single bounce past him and roll to the wall in right for a two-base error, but Cole managed to strand the runner at third and logged a scoreless frame.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Omar Alderete, O’Nien’s second-half replacement, carelessly did the same thing for the late winner.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of carelessly
Adverb
  • Without a shred of evidence, Cloud casually weaponized domestic violence allegations against a fan who was simply cheering for his home team.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Asked to run down her dream blunt rotation, Jauregui casually noted that she’s smoked with Snoop before.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of casually

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“Accidentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accidentally. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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