English Explanatory Dictionary

accidentally

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.
  2. Unintentionally.

Pronunciation

/ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li/ ăk-sĭ-dĕntʹ(ə)lē en-us-accidentally.ogg

Word forms

accidentally more accidentally most accidentally accidently

Etymology

From accidental + -ly.

Synonyms

accidentally adventitiously by accident by chance fortuitously on accident casually

Antonyms

intentionally deliberately designedly on purpose purposely advisedly by choice by design advertently consciously knowingly purposefully selfconsciously strategically studiously volitionally voluntarily wilfully with awareness wittingly

Related words

accident acausally as luck would have it casually causally inadvertently involuntarily fortunately luckily noncausally unexpectedly unfortunately unintentionally unluckily unwittingly accidental

Derived words

accidentally on purpose
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