INADVERTENTLY Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

inadvertently

adverb

as in accidentally

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Recent Examples of inadvertently Additional autonomous cyberattacks were disclosed by Anthropic and Meta in recent months, though in those cases the models had been granted internet access either intentionally or inadvertently. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026 Three goals up, and pushing for more, Ilias Chair’s high press inadvertently serves up the perfect cross for Lyndon Dykes, completely unmarked, six yards out. — Amitai Winehouse, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Instead, Freddie inadvertently changed the trajectory of my life and career. — Anna Heyward, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2026 The administration’s beef policy inadvertently acknowledges the argument for free trade. — Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2026 And in newer properties, renovations sometimes inadvertently reduce a hotel’s sound rating. — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026 In other words, Blahous inadvertently had made the case for Sanders’ Medicare for All proposal. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Hugging Face was at the center of a cybersecurity incident in which a model being tested by OpenAI inadvertently hacked the platform. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026 Don't Accidentally Reward Complexity Organizations can inadvertently reward complexity because complexity is easier to see than good thinking. — Mustafa Shreet, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for inadvertently

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The bed in the pipe is also handy to catch small items that accidentally go down the drain.

— Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2026
This strategy also helps employers get to know phenomenal candidates whose applications are going to accidentally be rejected by the ATS and AI systems.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of accidentally

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Geisinger isn’t the only hospital where young patients have unwittingly been exposed.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
The homeowner, Brett Bymaster, lauded officers for ending the chaotic situation swiftly and without any harm to his adult children, son-in-law, and young grandchildren who were unwittingly ensnared in the encounter.

— Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of unwittingly

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Perhaps the actions of England’s peasantry made such a formative impression on young Greengrass that he was unconsciously drawn to other stories with a similar thematic undercurrent.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
Likewise, a professional who identifies strongly with a particular school of thought — in economics, medicine, management, or technology — will tend to unconsciously favor sources that reinforce that framework and discount those that challenge it.

— Big Think, Big Think, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of unconsciously

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And, fortuitously for would-be sponsors, something happened in tennis that made these arrangements even more appealing.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The earnings announcement was fortuitously timed, coming just as reports were surfacing of high-level OpenAI employees joining the company.

— Jordan Novet, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of fortuitously

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Jasson Domínguez, still a liability on defense, carelessly let a leadoff single bounce past him and roll to the wall in right for a two-base error, but Cole managed to strand the runner at third and logged a scoreless frame.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
Omar Alderete, O’Nien’s second-half replacement, carelessly did the same thing for the late winner.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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