COINCIDENTALLY Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

coincidentally

adverb

(ˌ)kō-ˌin(t)-sə-ˈdent-lē

Definition of coincidentally

as in coincidently

at one and the same time the final stages of the Napoleonic Wars were fought coincidentally with the U.S.-British conflict known as the War of 1812

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Recent Examples of coincidentally Martelly’s return to Haiti coincidentally came on the same day that another former Haitian president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, commemorated a birthday. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026 The grassroots effort, which set an initial goal of $100,000, mainly to build awareness and cover expenses, got a major boost last Thursday – coincidentally the same day that the Puck item appeared. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 14 July 2026 Perhaps not coincidentally, if there was a Hot 100 of trades, welding would be #1 with a bullet. — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 All hell breaks loose at the table and, not so coincidentally, everyone looks to Porsha to diffuse things. — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for coincidentally

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Baltimore had coincidently fallen 17 points below its scoring average, and the Ravens fell to 1-3 for the first time since 2015 — a campaign that ended with a 5-11 record.

— Mike Jones, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
In Oshkosh, Franki runs a foundation that fights teen suicide and, coincidently, the office space sits in an old George Webb location.

— Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025

Definition of coincidently

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Companies are running them concurrently through the same management layer, with the expectation that the layer will absorb the load.

— Cindy Rodriguez Constable, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Thankfully, both utility companies have continued to work either ahead or concurrently in the same work zone with our contractor and have completed their work within the past month.

— Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Definition of concurrently

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Kilaru and Kessler are now working together to defend one client while simultaneously opposing each other in ongoing litigation over the House settlement.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Don’t expect cinematic mega-floods or massive storms happening simultaneously all around the world every day for the next year.

— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026

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