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 no-eyeblack look could not have been just some coincidence. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

First, the coincidence of buying a guitar at a bar saved your life. — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026

Is this just a weird, odd coincidence, or is there something else here? — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2026

Pierce and Kember were born in the same place on the same day, a lore-enhancing coincidence too stupid to make up. — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026