Synonyms of inadvertent

inadvertent

adjective

ˌi-nəd-ˈvər-tᵊnt 

as in accidental

happening by chance

an inadvertent encounter with a rattlesnake in the brush

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accidental
• chance
• unexpected
• unintentional
• unintended
• incidental
• unwitting
• fortuitous
• unplanned
• casual
• unpremeditated
• flukey
• odd
• random
• fluky
• arbitrary
• coincidental
• unforeseen
• haphazard
• freak
• unforeseeable
• aimless
• uncertain
• desultory
• involuntary
• unconscious
• forced
• coerced
• unprompted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• intentional
• deliberate
• intended
• premeditated
• planned
• calculated
• inevitable
• certain
• predictable
• foreseeable
• sure
• fixed
• destined
• foreseen
• set
• expected
• prescribed
• wilful
• predetermined
• premeditative
• conscious
• prepense
• voluntary
• willful
• knowing
• unforced
• volunteer
• preordained
• predestined
• foreordained
• freewill

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of inadvertent

Still, Jones seemed to get the Steve Bartman-like treatment for his inadvertent error. —David K. Li, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2025

Another veteran, Jack Johnson, who took an inadvertent stick to the face during Sunday’s loss in Carolina, was forced to sit out Tuesday with blurry vision. —Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 18 Dec. 2024

Culkin also told his fans about the reaction that Pesci, now 81, had to the inadvertent chomp. —Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024

The Denver District Attorney’s Office will not file criminal charges related to the inadvertent release of some voting system passwords by the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office, prosecutors announced Friday. —Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 20 Dec. 2024