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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1. Lana Wood:

   They are despicable human beings, capitalizing on the accidental death of a beloved member of the Wagner family. They should be ashamed of themselves. i couldn’t understand why he wouldn’t speak to the detectives.

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. Commissioner Bill Bratton:

   It appears to be an accidental discharge with no intention to strike anybody at this time.

4. Marcus Aurelius Antoninus:

   The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing, in so far as it stands ready against the accidental and the unforeseen, and is not apt to fall.

5. Chris Smith:

   If true, what were the parameters of the program ? Who ordered it ? was there any accidental release anywhere or at any time of any of the diseased ticks ?