UNINTENDED Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

unintended

adjective

ˌən-in-ˈten-dəd

Definition of unintended

as in accidental

happening by chance backyard digging that resulted in unintended damage to buried phone wires

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as in spontaneous

not made or done willingly or by choice a response that yielded an unintended insight into her personal character

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Recent Examples of unintended The unintended effect of low-density construction, restrictive zoning, and curving roads is a staggering increase in the distance between destinations. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 The company has since disclosed several additional incidents where its models behaved in unintended ways, prompting industry researchers and government officials to call for additional oversight. — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026 Prices may go down some for about a month—timed with the midterm elections—but then the unintended consequences would quickly kick in. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026 An unintended consequence is what happened after voting ended in this summer's primary. — Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unintended

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unintended

Adjective

Healthcare workers will often wear personal protective equipment, such as an N95 mask, or even a full body suit in case of accidental exposure.

— Erika Edwards, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026
His death at 33 was ruled accidental, but rumors persist drugs played a role.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of accidental

Adjective

Occasional moments of real, spontaneous joy emerge, and others reveal the crushing emptiness of lives going nowhere, but the script doesn’t lean too hard in either direction.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026
The charismatic and spontaneous Tammy Faye earned a reputation for speaking her mind, sometimes in off-color ways, that brought her legions of fans.

— John Wigger, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of spontaneous

Adjective

Blocks from the main entrance to Southern University A&M, a small crowd hung around a convenience store, but people were unwilling to talk about politics, eyeing strangers suspiciously.

— Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Or were certain companies unwilling to take on the incendiary film due to their increasingly direct connections to Big Tech?

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026