as in accidental
happening by chance
an inadvertent encounter with a rattlesnake in the brush
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Recent Examples of inadvertent
While defending in front of the Minnesota net, an inadvertent high stick caught Eriksson Ek in the face.
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
Pally goes with the flow as well as anyone, which puts an interviewer at ease — as that’s when inadvertent insults can happen.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
There’s concern among some Republicans that US soybean farmers, who compete with their Argentine peers to sell the crop to China, may be inadvertent victims of the rescue plan.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
All times are the wrong time to leave even an inadvertent impression of it — but this time is especially wrong.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inadvertent
accidental
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Elvyn Yohel Ramos Routt County Investigators also said Ramos filed an insurance claim reporting the fire as accidental.—
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In another show, with a lesser writer, such incongruities could be read as character inconsistencies, accidental oversights, mistakes.—
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“Inadvertent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inadvertent. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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