Synonyms of inadvertent

inadvertent

adjective

ˌi-nəd-ˈvər-tᵊnt 

as in accidental

happening by chance

an inadvertent encounter with a rattlesnake in the brush

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accidental
• chance
• unexpected
• unintentional
• unintended
• incidental
• unwitting
• fortuitous
• unplanned
• casual
• unpremeditated
• odd
• arbitrary
• random
• fluky
• coincidental
• unforeseen
• haphazard
• unforeseeable
• aimless
• uncertain
• involuntary
• desultory
• freak
• unconscious
• forced
• coerced
• unprompted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• intentional
• deliberate
• intended
• premeditated
• planned
• calculated
• inevitable
• certain
• predictable
• foreseeable
• sure
• fixed
• destined
• foreseen
• set
• expected
• prescribed
• predetermined
• premeditative
• conscious
• prepense
• voluntary
• willful
• knowing
• unforced
• volunteer
• preordained
• predestined
• foreordained
• freewill

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inadvertent

Parkinson has become the latest inadvertent symbol of a growing movement that believes children need more independence. — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

There was an inadvertent breach of the league’s rules in their opening game against Hull City, when the team wore the badge on only one sleeve. — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

An inadvertent hack carried out by OpenAI models on Hugging Face in July ignited concerns about AI agents running amok and prompted some technology and government leaders to renew calls for curbs on the technology. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2026

Serialization itself is interesting—the inadvertent or almost incidental meaning that can come from putting one thing next to another thing. — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026