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

And then there is Loren Munk’s wildly colored painting of a map with text that recounts the galleries of Soho — perhaps an inadvertent nod at the gravitational pull of the Manhattan art scene and its wealthy patrons. —Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024

Some remembered fondly their own inadvertent artworks made by children. —Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024

This increases the possibility that the product will be successful in a variety of markets and lessens the possibility of inadvertent prejudice or oversight that could end up alienating certain customer segments. —David Hengartner, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024

Last month, the U.S. and China’s top commanders in the Indo-Pacific resumed formal communications for the first time since 2022, which is vital for avoiding inadvertent military conflict. —Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024