Synonyms for accidental
ˌæk sɪˈdɛn tlac·ci·den·tal

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1. accidentaladjective

   Synonyms:
   fortuitous, adventitious, incidental, contingent, casual, occasional

2. accidentaladjective

   Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; casual; fortuitous

   an accidental visit

   Synonyms:
   incidental, casual, fortuitous, adventitious, occasional, contingent

3. accidentaladjective

   Nonessential; not necessary belonging; incidental

   are accidental to a play

   Synonyms:
   contingent, adventitious, fortuitous, incidental, casual, occasional

4. accidentaladjective

   Foreign to the key signature or a proper harmony.

   Synonyms:
   incidental, occasional, adventitious, contingent, fortuitous, casual

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1. accidental

   Synonyms:
   casual, external, extrinsic, fortuitous, incidental, outward, subsidiary, superadded, superficial, superfluous, superimposed, supplemental, transient, unconnected

   Antonyms:
   congenital, essential, immanent, inborn, inbred, indispensable, indwelling, infixed, ingrained, inherent, inhering, innate, inseparable, internal, intrinsic, inwrought, native, natural, subjective

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1. accidentaladjective

   a musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature

   Antonyms:
   intended

2. accidental, inadvertentadjective

   happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally

   "with an inadvertent gesture she swept the vase off the table"; "accidental poisoning"; "an accidental shooting"

   Synonyms:
   inadvertent

   Antonyms:
   intended

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1. accidentaladjective

   Synonyms:
   casual, fortuitous, contingent, that happens by chance, not designed, not planned

2. accidentaladjective

   Synonyms:
   incidental, adventitious, non-essential

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1. accidentaladjective

   Synonyms:
   casual, fortuitous, incidental, nonessential, adventitious

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1. List of paraphrases for "accidental":

   adventitious, inadvertent, incidental, unintentional, unintended, accident, non-fundamental, fortuitous, occasional, accidents, random, coincidental, casual, involuntary, spin-off

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How to use accidental in a sentence?

1. Doug Madory:

   I don't think there's anything that would make us think that this is accidental.

2. Chief Deputy Rick Minerd:

   Generally, these cases are not about one image, we do take accidental downloads into account. Its about a pattern.

3. Xavier Becerra:

   That wasn't accidental. That wasn't by chance. And it wasn't easy, we're not waiting for people to come to us to get a shot. We're going to them.

4. Marissa Bridge:

   I would hope that they would apologize, it wasan accident. It was not their fault. It was an accidental death, but I’m sure that person carries around a lot of pain about it. And if they did come forward to apologize, I think it would be very healing for them. And for me. Although, I have forgiven that person because I knew that it wasn’t done intentionally. It was just a tragic accident. So I don’t hold any ill will towards the person at all. Allan was just at the wrong place at the wrong time.

5. Pablo Picasso:

   Accidents, try to change them -- it's impossible. The accidental reveals man.