COINCIDENTAL Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

coincidental

adjective

(ˌ)kō-ˌin(t)-sə-ˈden-tᵊl

Definition of coincidental

as in coincident

existing or occurring at the same period of time the nearly coincidental deaths of Princess Diana and Mother Teresa

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present at the same time and place claims a connection between the proliferation of fast-food restaurants and the coincidental surge in the rate of obesity

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Recent Examples of coincidental As for the preseason wins and losses themselves, any resemblance to the reality ahead is purely coincidental. — Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026 Perhaps not coincidental to its history, Trastevere has long been Rome’s bohemian neighborhood. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 17 Aug. 2026 Death penalty observers say that double or triple executions are purely coincidental timing. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026 Ultimately, GLP-1s are turning out to be metabolic and inflammatory drugs that happen to cause weight loss, rather than weight loss drugs with a long list of coincidental improvements. — Jesse M. Pines, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coincidental

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Adjective

Accelerating human evolution coincident with the development of agriculture increased redheadedness and decreased male-pattern baldness.

— Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
In a separate announcement, but with coincident timing, WestJet also announced a stopover plan in Calgary.

— Don Tse, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

Definition of coincident

Adjective

The episode coincided with the NFT market’s colonization of cultural assets and collectibles and the rise of its accompanying online culture.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
In an accompanying commentary, researchers suggest that nature serves best as a versatile library of individual biological mechanisms rather than an exact blueprint.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of accompanying

Adjective

He was sentenced to concurrent life terms in federal prison on six charges, nearly 12 years on a firearm conspiracy charge and 10 years on an obstruction of justice charge.

— Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2026
This provides concurrent playback of up to 33 streams of 8K ProRes 422 video at 30fps.

— Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of concurrent

Adjective

All share a similar ineffable sweetbitterness and its attendant experiences.

— Tamar Adler, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2026
The incomplete updates leave the city’s taxpayers with less information than promised on matters such as who is winning business — and the attendant jobs and profits — from contracts that soared to $687 million in value last year.

— James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of attendant

Adjective

The rideshare mission, known as Transporter-18, carried 130 payloads into a polar Sun-synchronous orbit.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026
Amanda Kocon, Edmentum's chief strategy and operating officer, said the interface looks like an online college course where students work through activities and videos, with options for synchronous instruction through video calls and office hours.

— Lucy Tobier, IndyStar, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of synchronous

Adjective

But appropriate counseling depends on the precise diagnosis, gestational age, associated abnormalities, prognosis and maternal circumstances.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Wildfires California created first-in-the-nation standards to test and remediate homes damaged by wildfire smoke and to require insurance companies to pay for associated costs.

— Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

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