unintentional
adjective
, -ˈten(t)-shə-nᵊl\
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Synonyms & Antonyms for unintentional
Synonyms
accidental, casual, chance, fluky (also flukey), fortuitous, inadvertent, incidental, unintended, unplanned, unpremeditated, unwitting
Antonyms
calculated, deliberate, intended, intentional, planned, premeditated, premeditative, prepense, set
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Examples of unintentional in a Sentence
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This resemblance was entirely unintentional, but given that association, the Edmonton Journal apologizes for the publication of the cartoon. — Sam Sokol, sun-sentinel.com, "Canadian paper apologizes after running cartoon seen as anti-Semitic," 14 Aug. 2019 That’s not unintentional, and Russians usually lose their minds over it. — Washington Post, "D.C. artist mixes politics and play in ‘Solaris: Shelter for the Next Cold War’," 19 June 2019 Drowning is the 3rd leading cause of unintentional injury death in the world. — Casey Smith, Indianapolis Star, "Divers recover man's body from Geist Reservoir," 3 Aug. 2019 The undersheriff said there were 273 unintentional pharmaceutical deaths in San Diego County in 2017, the most recent year for which data are available. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Blue pills being traded, sold in San Diego County linked to 4 deaths, sheriff’s officials warn," 25 July 2019 This was unintentional at first, but Swift has since caught on and now makes deliberate choices for her fifth tracks. — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, "Taylor Swift’s New Song ‘The Archer’ Is Making People Emotional," 23 July 2019 Drowning is the 3rd leading cause of unintentional injury death in the world. — Andrew Clark, Indianapolis Star, "5-year-old girl dead, 3-year-old in critical condition after falling into Boone County pond," 17 July 2019 Arpaio’s attorneys argued the violations were unintentional and that Arpaio delegated the court’s order to subordinates. — Uriel J. Garcia, azcentral, "Joe Arpaio 2020 billboards pop up, but is he actually running?," 14 July 2019 The researchers said ballot-level data allowed them to use votes cast in different races on the same ballot to figure out whether non-votes, called undervotes, in various races were intentional or unintentional. — Anthony Man, sun-sentinel.com, "Bad ballot design in Broward County cost Bill Nelson 9,658 votes in ultra-tight loss to Rick Scott," 12 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unintentional.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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