nondeliberate

adjective

Definition of nondeliberatenext
as in nonpurposive

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nondeliberate
  1. random
  2. unintentional
  3. inadvertent
  4. haphazard
  5. accidental
  6. incidental
  7. unwitting
  8. sudden
Adjective
  • People Magazine Investigates The shooting appeared random at first, but police eventually unspooled a strange plot involving Li's ex-wife and a bitter custody dispute over their son, Arik, who has severe disabilities stemming from a medical misdiagnosis early in his life.
    Liam Quinn, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
  • They’re not being killed by random strangers—the threat typically hypothesized by fear-mongers.
    Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of random
Adjective
  • Studies have found evidence that these laws prevent unintentional shootings of children.
    John Diedrich, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Incorporate Global Metrics In AI Development: Establishing global evaluation metrics that include non-Western perspectives ensures that AI applications don’t reinforce unintentional biases.
    Gyehyon Andrea Jo, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of unintentional
Adjective
  • At 6:36 of the first period, Carolina Hurricanes forward Jasper Kotkaniemi went to the penalty box for four minutes after an inadvertent high stick caught Jackets defenseman Jack Johnson in the face.
    Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
  • But there are risks: loss of your unique voice, inadvertent errors, and ethical pitfalls, all of which can negatively impact your credibility and relationships.
    Alexandra Samuel, Harvard Business Review, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of inadvertent
Adjective
  • However, neither his appearance nor his attitude was haphazard.
    Bob Pisani, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Instead of relying on haphazard observations and product claims, the Outside Lab @ CU Denver set up an experiment to find out which travel mug keeps beverages warmest the longest.
    Adam Trenkamp, Outside Online, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of haphazard
Adjective
  • Starring Jacob Fortune-Lloyd in the lead role, the film charts Epstein’s life as a gay, Jewish maverick who was instrumental in the Beatles’ rise before his death, of an accidental drug overdose, in 1967.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 12 Dec. 2024
  • While closely studying the pieces under a microscope, the team concluded that the burning likely occurred quickly after their deaths and was accidental.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of accidental
Adjective
  • Brown occupies a curious position in the vast industry of college football—both at the center of it and incidental to the massive changes wrought by conference realignment.
    Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2024
  • They were told the migrant crisis wasn’t real — that the problems associated with an unmitigated flow of non-citizens into their towns and cities were anecdotal and incidental.
    S.E. Cupp, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of incidental
Adjective
  • The dramatic events are accompanied by American jazz music and appearances of musicians of the early 1960s, plus a concert by Louis Armstrong, who, as an unwitting puppet of the CIA, gave a concert to an audience of 100,000 in the Congo as a distraction from the machinations of the West.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Errani, an unwitting trailblazer, can laugh at the fact that the underarm serve has come back into fashion, certainly on the men’s side, over the past few years.
    Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of unwitting
Adjective
  • If travel is absolutely necessary, drive with extreme caution and be prepared for sudden changes in visibility.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
  • At the time, Variety reported the sudden move was likely a way for Warner Bros. Discovery to cut streaming-content costs.
    Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of sudden
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