Synonyms for accidentally
ac·ci·den·tal·ly

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1. by chance, accidentally, circumstantially, unexpectedlyadverb

   without advance planning

   "they met accidentally"

   Synonyms:
   by luck, incidentally, unintentionally, circumstantially, perchance, by chance, unexpectedly, out of the blue, haply, minutely

   Antonyms:
   by design, on purpose, deliberately, designedly, intentionally, advisedly, purposely, by choice

2. incidentally, accidentallyadverb

   of a minor or subordinate nature

   "these magnificent achievements were only incidentally influenced by Oriental models"

   Synonyms:
   incidentally, unintentionally, by the bye, by chance, circumstantially, apropos, by the way, unexpectedly

   Antonyms:
   designedly, by design, purposely, on purpose, by choice, deliberately, advisedly, intentionally

3. unintentionally, accidentallyadverb

   without intention; in an unintentional manner

   "she hit him unintentionally"

   Synonyms:
   by chance, unexpectedly, circumstantially, incidentally, unintentionally

   Antonyms:
   advisedly, by choice, by design, purposely, designedly, on purpose, intentionally, deliberately

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1. accidentallyadverb

   Synonyms:
   unintentionally, casually, fortuitously

   Antonyms:
   intentionally, advisedly, deliberately

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1. List of paraphrases for "accidentally":

   inadvertently, accidently, unintentionally, incidentally, mistakenly

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1. Kelly Nantel:

   While it is accurate that unintentional firearm deaths have reached an all-time low, National Safety Council Injury Facts data also show gun violence and intentional shootings, including suicides, claimed an additional 34,997 lives in 2015, a person’s lifetime odds of being fatally shot intentionally are 1 in 370, which is substantially higher than the odds of being accidentally shot (1 in 6,905.).

2. Jon Herrity:

   We really should not be testing with children, i could've accidentally somehow had some stroke or whatever and suddenly my foot goes on the accelerator or a heart attack or who know what could happen. There's always that chance.

3. Warren Zevon:

   We made mad love Shadow love Random love And abandoned love Accidentally like a martyr The hurt gets worse and the heart gets harder

4. Jon Herrity:

   I could've accidentally somehow had some stroke or whatever and suddenly my foot goes on the accelerator or a heart attack or who know what could happen. There's always that chance.

5. Robert Streiffer:

   We’re in an area where information is easily twisted and distorted both on purpose and accidentally — some of it is quite complicated, the standard should be pretty narrow in terms of what kind of things are required for a candidate to disclose.