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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inadvertent

From the high-profile trials of the 1990s to the celebrity court cases of today, the intersection of law and nostalgic fashion has captured public attention, turning legal battles into inadvertent marketing opportunities for brands and designers. —Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025

But classified information is compartmentalized within the government for a reason—to limit the number of people who can see it to those who really need to know and to keep the risk of inadvertent or malicious disclosure to a minimum. —James Goldgeier, Foreign Affairs, 7 Feb. 2025

The plot follows the titular character’s inadvertent entanglement in a high-stakes espionage caper. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025

Maybe there is an inadvertent or malicious leak that causes a major counterintelligence breakdown. —Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Feb. 2025