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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
  1. accidentally
  2. unwittingly
  3. unintentionally
  4. unconsciously
  5. fortuitously
  6. carelessly
Adverb
  • The dagger fourth goal was an own-goal by Zorhan Bassong, who accidentally headed the ball into his own net.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Customers accidentally wandered in, thinking the restaurant was already open.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of accidentally
Adverb
  • Everyone had a tiny role to play, but unwittingly and based on incomplete information.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Geisinger isn’t the only hospital where young patients have unwittingly been exposed.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of unwittingly
Adverb
  • The big players, caught unawares, unintentionally ghosting smaller fish hoping to pitch them.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Nearly two decades later, Stone was unintentionally back in the middle of a PETA fashion story.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of unintentionally
Adverb
  • There’s also evidence that some mimicry happens unconsciously.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Glamour, 17 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of unconsciously
Adverb
  • 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
Adverb
  • 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
Definition of carelessly

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“Inadvertently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inadvertently. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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