Synonyms of coincidence

coincidence

noun

kō-ˈin(t)-sə-dən(t)s 

as in occurrence

the occurrence or existence of several things at once

the coincidence of the last note of the violin with the sound of the bell

Synonyms & Similar Words

• occurrence
• coexistence
• concurrence
• concurrency
• happening
• synchronism
• development
• synchrony
• contemporaneousness
• simultaneousness
• coevality

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• asynchrony

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of coincidence

The agent claims to have personally witnessed Foster training for the role at an FBI fingerprinting lab, a coincidence that feels both inconceivable and difficult to invalidate beyond any shadow of a doubt. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

The fact that Putin has grown more belligerent at precisely the same time as Washington is pulling back is not a coincidence. — Franklin C. Miller, Foreign Affairs, 15 Sep. 2026

But critics of the Kennedy Center's administration said the timing of this report may not be a coincidence. — Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026

Macklemore claimed at the time that the costume was a random coincidence. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2026