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
This is why the H-1B proclamation will have unintended consequences.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
The gesture had an unintended effect, though, as her plunging silver dress shifted to the side.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
The changes will affect tech companies that recruit foreign talent, and businesses have been warned of the unintended consequences of the new fees.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2025
The importation of non-native species of plants has the unintended consequence of also introducing non-native species of insects.
—Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Sep. 2025
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
The gesture had an unintended effect, though, as her plunging silver dress shifted to the side.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
The changes will affect tech companies that recruit foreign talent, and businesses have been warned of the unintended consequences of the new fees.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2025
The importation of non-native species of plants has the unintended consequence of also introducing non-native species of insects.
—Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unintended
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On sale for $14, this hanging toiletry bag is big enough to hold all of your skincare, haircare, and makeup essentials while protecting your clothes from accidental spills.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Oct. 2025
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The three victims' deaths were ruled accidental, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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Weekday dinners, spontaneous hikes and running downhill with their dogs are all part of the routine.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Our results suggest that children are actually capable of spontaneous logical strategy discovery much earlier when circumstances require it.—
Celeste Kidd,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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The film has included the more sensitive images of the anti-lockdown protests, but seems unwilling or incapable to confront what happened next.—
Yangyang Cheng,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
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Several of the group’s top political officials were said to have supported the deal while its militants inside Gaza were unwilling to lay down their arms.—
Ruth Margalit,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
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While most of the crashes, about 90%, are unintentional, Reiter said the numbers of crashes overall seem to be growing as drivers age, use mobile phones and other auto technology and get behind the wheel intoxicated or high.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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The film’s chilling representation of American politics may be an unintentional departure from the novel’s more whimsical energy.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Unintended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unintended. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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