coincidentally

adverb

co·​in·​ci·​den·​tal·​ly (ˌ)kō-ˌin(t)-sə-ˈdent-lē 

-ˈden-tə-lē

1

: in a coincidental manner : by coincidence

lonely singles who meet coincidentally and click

—People

2

: it is or seems coincidental that

coincidentally, the dog died exactly one year after his owner did

Synonyms

• coincidently
• concurrently
• contemporaneously
• simultaneously
• together

Examples of coincidentally in a Sentence

the final stages of the Napoleonic Wars were fought coincidentally with the U.S.-British conflict known as the War of 1812

Recent Examples on the Web

So while this Good Times is a sequel and not a remake, these Evans also coincidentally have a dim-bulb, artistically brilliant son named Junior (Jay Pharoah) and their daughter is also a brilliant, budding activist (Marsai Martin’s Grey). —Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024

The global financial crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic — which were separated by only 10 years and did cause global recessions — show that while rare, such maelstroms can coincidentally occur back to back. —Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024

My daughter’s friend was held up at gunpoint at Dunkin’ Donuts, coincidentally. —Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024

But the juxtaposition of Cam McCormick, who, coincidentally, celebrated his 26th birthday Tuesday, and multitalented 19-year-old Elija Lofton at the interview lectern just minutes apart, was not lost on anyone. —Susan Miller Degnan, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024

Restored to its 1930s art deco design (coincidentally the same time period as the start of The Grand Budapest Hotel), the glorious property is an island escape that overlooks the water. —Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Mar. 2024

In each of his first three NFL seasons, Tagovailoa coincidentally averaged 3.0 yards per carry, rushing for 109, 128 and 70 yards those seasons. —Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2024

Not coincidentally this happened less than a year after the original iPhone came out. —Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 24 Mar. 2024

DirecTV said subscribers could test out the feature by cutting local stations in the summer, when most TV networks show repeats in primetime, and start watching them again in the fall — coincidentally, when the NFL season kicks off. —Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 Mar. 2024

Word History

Etymology

coincidental + -ly entry 2

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1