UNINTENTIONALLY Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

unintentionally

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as in inadvertently

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Recent Examples of unintentionally Without proper controls, productivity gains can unintentionally drive disproportionate cost growth. — Sudipto Dasgupta, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026 For Farrar, now 38, unintentionally becoming the Nostradamus of a surreal and often very dumb political era has been a bizarre experience — haunting, even. — David MacK, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 Misgendering means using incorrect pronouns or other gendered language for someone, intentionally or unintentionally. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026 After internet access was made available unintentionally, the model hacked into multiple real firms. — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 19 Sep. 2026 The big players, caught unawares, unintentionally ghosting smaller fish hoping to pitch them. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026 Bell stars as heretic priest John Ball, while Garfield portrays a character called Ploughman, a grieving farmer who unintentionally finds himself in a leadership position. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026 Nearly two decades later, Stone was unintentionally back in the middle of a PETA fashion story. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026 Jimothy’s popularity has — perhaps unintentionally — raised public awareness of the importance of accepting people with illness or disability. — Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unintentionally

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However, Harvey said, such a demotion must be carefully implemented so as not to inadvertently punish Championship League teams investing the right way in the hopes of making the top flight.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Tightening your budget belt over a hypothetical is a surefire way to inadvertently cut revenue.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of inadvertently

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There are the now-traditional scenes in which Carrie learns to consciously control her telekinetic superpowers, previously manifested by accidentally setting off car alarms, opening mailboxes and causing a rain of rocks on her parents’ roof.

— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Trump seized on Monday upon an incident in Maricopa County, Arizona, where officials said Sunday that a contractor accidentally mailed 3,126 early ballots six days before they were supposed to be sent out.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of accidentally

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Artists unwittingly contribute to the nation’s unaffordability crisis.

— Luisa Yanez October 2, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
As Vanderslice unwittingly contributed to the story with some quotes, not realizing the tone and direction of the article, his candidacy was derailed and his credibility ruined.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of unwittingly

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There’s also evidence that some mimicry happens unconsciously.

— Alesandra Dubin, Glamour, 17 Sep. 2026
Perhaps the actions of England’s peasantry made such a formative impression on young Greengrass that he was unconsciously drawn to other stories with a similar thematic undercurrent.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of unconsciously

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And, fortuitously for would-be sponsors, something happened in tennis that made these arrangements even more appealing.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The earnings announcement was fortuitously timed, coming just as reports were surfacing of high-level OpenAI employees joining the company.

— Jordan Novet, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of fortuitously

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Jasson Domínguez, still a liability on defense, carelessly let a leadoff single bounce past him and roll to the wall in right for a two-base error, but Cole managed to strand the runner at third and logged a scoreless frame.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
Omar Alderete, O’Nien’s second-half replacement, carelessly did the same thing for the late winner.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of carelessly

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In 2018, the same Judge Kelly ruled in favor of CNN’s Jim Acosta after his press credential was arbitrarily stripped by the White House over his coverage.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026
Louisiana, however, has argued that government regulators acted arbitrarily without proper consideration of health risks.

— Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of arbitrarily

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Without a shred of evidence, Cloud casually weaponized domestic violence allegations against a fan who was simply cheering for his home team.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Asked to run down her dream blunt rotation, Jauregui casually noted that she’s smoked with Snoop before.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2026

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