1
as in accidental
happening by chance
backyard digging that resulted in unintended damage to buried phone wires
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as in spontaneous
not made or done willingly or by choice
a response that yielded an unintended insight into her personal character
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Recent Examples of unintended
Some Democratic lawmakers said reports about Chinese citizens commissioning children via surrogate were alarming, but worried that proposals to redefine surrogacy could have unintended consequences.
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Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman said last month that the law has perhaps had unintended consequences for already crowded jails.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2026
The unintended Valentine’s matchmaking meal paid off.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 May 2026
This risks situations where the agent may make errors or undertake unintended actions.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 May 2026
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Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman said last month that the law has perhaps had unintended consequences for already crowded jails.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2026
The unintended Valentine’s matchmaking meal paid off.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 May 2026
This risks situations where the agent may make errors or undertake unintended actions.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unintended
Adjective
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Acrasia wears a face crafted by history and time, but Phalene wears a face crafted by Acrasia, who is a significantly less accidental artist than history.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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Warranties typically exclude routine maintenance, wear and tear, and accidental damage.—
Charlotte Maracina,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
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But energy itself – raucous, coordinated and diligently trained on every shot – seems largely spontaneous and self-generated.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
20 May 2026
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From scenic highways and spontaneous detours to roadside inns and vintage diners, road trips offer a certain kind of freedom and ambiance that a flight can simply never replicate.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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But Leetch was unwilling to make such a defiant gesture.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Whiteness craves power and money and is unwilling to concede that power and money to non-whites.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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Both of these items can be used to reduce unintentional noises that can be picked up by the mic.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
15 May 2026
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There’s unintentional comedy in the earnest impersonations that Assayas’s movie relies on, and it would have been improved by a similarly overt embrace of its absurdities.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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“Unintended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unintended. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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