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coincidental

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of coincidental

1 existing or occurring at the same period of time

  • the nearly coincidental deaths of Princess Diana and Mother Teresa
Synonyms of coincidental

coetaneous, coeval, coexistent, coexisting, coextensive, coincident, concurrent, contemporaneous, contemporary, coterminous, simultaneous, synchronic, synchronous
Words Related to coincidental

accompanying, attendant, attending, concomitant, incident
Antonyms of coincidental

asynchronous, noncontemporary, nonsimultaneous, nonsynchronous

2 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
Synonyms of coincidental

accompanying, attendant, attending, coexistent, coexisting, coincident, concomitant, concurrent
Words Related to coincidental

contemporaneous, contemporary, simultaneous, synchronous

associated, collateral, connected, linked, related

consequent, resultant, resulting

ensuing, following, subsequent

accidental, casual, chance, fluky (also flukey), fortuitous, freak, incident, incidental
Near Antonyms of coincidental

unassociated, unconnected, unrelated

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