accidentally

Adverb

• without advance planning
  • "they met accidentally"
• of a minor or subordinate nature
• without intention; in an unintentional manner

Adv

• In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.
• Unintentionally.

Examples

• He accidentally exposed the bacteria to mold spores.
• He discovered penicillin largely accidentally.

Synonyms

by chance, circumstantially, incidentally, unexpectedly, unintentionally, accidentally, by accident, casually, fortuitously, inadvertently, involuntarily, on accident, unwittingly

Antonyms

deliberately, intentionally, advertently, advisedly, by choice, by design, consciously, designedly, knowingly, on purpose, purposefully, purposely, selfconsciously, strategically, studiously, volitionally, voluntarily, wilfully, with awareness, wittingly

Related Words

accident, accidental