INADVERTENTLY Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

inadvertently

adverb

as in accidentally

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Recent Examples of inadvertently The World Health Organization defines a fall as an event in which a person inadvertently comes to rest on the ground, floor, or another lower level, so a same-level slip or trip may also qualify. — Matthew Kayser, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026 By acquitting Fisher, the council members had inadvertently exonerated Metze. — Benjamin Wofford, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 The H-bomb’s existence became public only after a congressman inadvertently disclosed it on live television. — Scott W. Stern, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026 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 However, you can sometimes get tangled up with them inadvertently, which is especially concerning in the fall with their large population sizes. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 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

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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

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Misgendering means using incorrect pronouns or other gendered language for someone, intentionally or unintentionally.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
After internet access was made available unintentionally, the model hacked into multiple real firms.

— Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of unintentionally

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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

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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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