INADVERTENTLY Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

inadvertently

adverb

as in accidentally

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Recent Examples of inadvertently Instead, Freddie inadvertently changed the trajectory of my life and career. — Anna Heyward, PEOPLE, 7 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 Knowing a bailout is coming, however, may inadvertently encourage farmers to sustain their dependence on the risky Chinese export market. — Chad P. Bown, Foreign Affairs, 1 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 As this field has grown over the last five years, however, some drug developers have found that their experimental therapies inadvertently affect patients’ kidneys, liver, or bone marrow. — Allison Deangelis, STAT, 31 Aug. 2026 The city had previously — and seemingly inadvertently — tried to shut down the apartment complex in response to code violations by former landlord Yisroel Levovitz. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026 But in a case of life imitating art, the show’s entire publicity strategy was inadvertently wrecked by a real-life aristocrat, after reports leaked that Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, was being eyed for a role in the series. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for inadvertently

Adverb

The needle accidentally punctured Taylor’s lung, causing chest pain and difficulty breathing.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
The confession came as Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones reacted to a video of a mom digging through a ball pit after her daughter accidentally dropped her phone inside.

— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of accidentally

Adverb

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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In an unintentionally Dickensian fashion, a recent batch of BLS reports provided some deeper context as to how the labor market is being reshaped.

— Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
Do not handle, feed or unintentionally attract wild animals with open garbage cans or litter.

— Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of unintentionally

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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
But in reality, of course, this is just happening almost unconsciously.

— Jinae West, The Atlantic, 13 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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