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 Overall, Americans say road accidents pose the biggest threat to their safety, followed by crime and violence. — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 22 July 2026 Porro said many of the accidents involving e-bikes in the city were preventable. — Nikiya Carrero, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026 Aviation accidents also pose a risk to people on the ground, especially in formation maneuvers like those the Apache pilots were doing in South Carolina. — Brynn Tannehill, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026 This year, the surge in e-bike injuries and accidents prompted police agencies to launch public information campaigns and enforcement efforts targeting e-bikes and e-motorcycles. — Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026 Construction accidents are not uncommon in India, where rapid infrastructure growth often collides with fragile geology, construction lapses, extreme weather and safety standards. — ABC News, 21 July 2026 He was accompanied by several families who had been affected by guardrail accidents. — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 Epidemiologists with the know-how to monitor illicit drug activity can similarly watch for upswings in alcohol poisonings, accidents, and hospitalizations. — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 14 July 2026

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Noun

That was part of his wider goal of sending endless waves of bomb-carrying drones and robots to hit Russian encampments in a bid to sharply reduce Ukraine’s casualties.

— Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
That criticism echoed complaints from soldiers and veterans over heavy casualties in costly front-line assaults.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026

Definition of casualties

Noun

Comparing the volume of goals and xG, this summer saw 37 goals more than the quality of chances would suggest.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Torres – one of Barcelona’s key men up front – had been having an awful tournament, missing a plethora of chances throughout the campaign and being benched after starting against Cape Verde.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Definition of chances

Noun

Political pressure to move on is common after disasters, said Runkle, who has been studying recovery in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene.

— Angus Chen, STAT, 22 July 2026
Although the research is focused on veterans, any breakthrough could extend far beyond them to survivors of assault, accidents, disasters and other forms of trauma.

— Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026

Definition of disasters

Noun

Prosecutors have also had luck securing convictions by working with the Department of Justice to file federal charges for distributing fentanyl that later results in death.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026
Aslanoglou, who was born and trained in Greece, is hoping for better luck.

— Connie Ogle July 24, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

Definition of luck

Noun

This process is intended to give you the opportunity to provide further information so that your circumstances can be reviewed fully and fairly.

— Andy Mitten, New York Times, 22 July 2026
In a meeting with media executives last month, Pezeshkian said preserving national unity and cohesion is Iran’s top priority under current circumstances.

— Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

Definition of circumstances

Noun

The crash could reveal new information about what happens in the immediate aftermath of an impact on the lunar surface and offer insights into the hazards of errant space junk to the moon.

— Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 20 July 2026
Much like the rest of the country, Asheville isn’t safe from climate hazards, most recently the city was hit by Hurricane Helene, a storm that caused fatalities from flooding, landslides and collapsing infrastructure.

— Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

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