inadvertent
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Definition of inadvertent
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Synonyms & Antonyms for inadvertent
Synonyms
accidental, casual, chance, fluky (also flukey), fortuitous, incidental, unintended, unintentional, unplanned, unpremeditated, unwitting
Antonyms
calculated, deliberate, intended, intentional, planned, premeditated, premeditative, prepense, set
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Warren was able to leapfrog the traditional résumé demands of statewide candidates via inadvertent boosts from both a timorous Barack Obama and the most inept Democratic Senate candidate in recent memory. — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, "Arguing the World," 15 Aug. 2019 Responding to investigators, Peskin said the violations were inadvertent, according to the report. — Dominic Fracassa, SFChronicle.com, "Peskin faces $8,000 fine for ‘pervasive’ problems in Chinese-language newspaper ads," 14 Aug. 2019 Unfortunately, those live broadcasts are now lost to history of the inadvertent mistake of pointing the camera directly at the Sun, which destroyed the SEC tube inside. — Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics, "How Our Trip to the Moon Pushed Innovation Here on Earth," 23 July 2019 Even with all the proper documents, many loans turn into inadvertent gifts when the borrower can’t or won’t make the payments. — Liz Weston | Nerdwallet.com, oregonlive.com, "Liz Weston: First rule of friends/family loans is offer only what you can afford to lose.," 24 Aug. 2019 An inadvertent early test of how this could work took place last month, when many of Europe’s attribution scientists gathered at a statistical-climatology meeting in Toulouse, just as the June heatwave hit. — The Economist, "Greenhouse-gas emissions are increasing the frequency of heatwaves," 25 July 2019 Protesters fear the bill could be used to extradite residents to mainland China for political or inadvertent business offenses and are pushing for it to be shelved completely. — James Griffiths, CNN, "Hong Kong protesters clash with police as summer of discontent continues," 1 July 2019 Yet the actual act of recycling can lead to questions, anxiety and inadvertent mistakes, recyclers say. — Devin Kelly, Anchorage Daily News, "How to recycle like a pro in Anchorage," 7 June 2019 There is also always a delicate balance between exposing brands and groups to the public and serving as an inadvertent marketing tool that further amplifies their motives and messaging. — La'nita Johnson, Quartz, "The far right is really good at tricking you into giving it free advertising," 30 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'inadvertent.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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