ACCIDENTS Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

accidents

noun

plural of accident

as in casualties

a chance and usually sudden event bringing loss or injury was involved in a minor accident on her way home from work

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the uncertain course of events you shouldn't leave it to accident to decide where you'll be lodging in the course of your trip across the country

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Recent Examples of accidents Unexpected illnesses and accidents could also require you to change your plans. — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026 The risk of death from suicide was nearly doubled, showing an 89% increase, while the risk of dying from intentional or unintentional injuries, such as motor vehicle accidents, was 55% higher, the study found. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026 The Medford School Committee has considered banning e-bikes on school campuses because of a rise in accidents over the past several months. — Neal Riley, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 The movie sanitizes the past and removes its tang, its pungency, leaving a craving for contact with nature, with raw experience, with incongruities and accidents and anything but what fits, in lieu of such synthetic sophistication. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2026 Covers shield upholstery from coffee spills, food stains, pet accidents and everyday messes. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026 While accidents do occur, the city has the 15th-lowest traffic fatalities rate among the cities analyzed. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2026 His 2020 breakout record, Little Dominiques Nosebleed, examined place and heritage by tracing the ripples of two successive childhood car accidents; 2022’s ISTHISFORREAL? — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026 Millions of people globally suffer peripheral nerve injuries every year, often from traffic and workplace accidents. — Dominque Mosbergen, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

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Noun

The techniques were refined between the wars by the French, British, German, and Spanish armed forces, and during the Second World War, tens of thousands of casualties were flown across the European and Pacific theaters.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026
South Sudan’s Foreign Ministry also blamed Sudan’s military, saying the attack hit multiple locations within the market, causing civilian casualties and extensive property damage.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of casualties

Noun

Fans are cautious about discussing UCLA’s chances of making the College Football Playoff, despite the Bruins becoming the last undefeated team in the Big Ten and Southeastern Conference.

— Jordan Puente, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Though that doesn’t mean the Texas head coach is ready to risk the chances of them making the CFP if Arch cannot show progress in the first half on Saturday.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of chances

Noun

Its chief instructor, Wang Kuanghan, has said plans are underway to open five more centers in China within three years, expanding the simulations to other disasters, including fires and earthquakes.

— Lauryn Higgins, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
The administration initially talked about abolishing the agency, arguing that states and communities could deal with disasters on their own.

— Dana R. Fisher, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of disasters

Noun

And, in the case of the continent’s richest man Aliko Dangote, the conflict has proven the old adage that luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles star as the down-on-their-luck Dashwood sisters, who are forced to move from their fine family estate into the decidedly more modest Barton Cottage.

— Nicholas DeRenzo, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of luck

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These circumstances, too, create a perception of the world as unpredictable and may lead people to seek escape via alcohol or other drugs.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
In a Facebook post, police explained that officers can consider the circumstances when deciding whether warnings, citations or other enforcement are appropriate within the law and department policy.

— CBS News, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of circumstances

Noun

Evolution prepared us for a world that is uncertain but with hazards that are often foreseeable and, to some extent, calculable.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
While these temperature hazards are not unique to Pennsylvania, several factors make this issue a particular concern for the state.

— Jaquelyn Jahn, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026

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