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View usage for: (koʊɪnsɪdentəl) adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]Something that is coincidental is the result of a coincidence and has not been deliberately arranged. Any resemblance to actual persons, places or events is purely coincidental. I think that it is not coincidental that we now have arguably the best bookshopsin the world. Synonyms: accidental, unintentional, unintended, unplanned More Synonyms of coincidental More Synonyms of coincidental coincidental in British English (kəʊˌɪnsɪˈdɛntəl) adjectiveof or happening by a coincidence; fortuitous coincidental in American English (koʊˌɪnsəˈdɛntəl) adjective characterized by coincidence Derived forms coincidentally (coˌinciˈdentally) adverb Examples of 'coincidental' in a sentencecoincidental The fact that his resignation comes five days after a currency hedge went badly wrong for Sports Direct is doubtless entirely coincidental.Is it purely coincidental that they are simply considered the best men for the job?Being witness to warfare is often purely coincidental.It may not be entirely coincidental that many modern biological catalysts have zinc ions in their active sites.The timing may not be coincidental.You can't tell us the timing was coincidental.Any similarities with the mayor of London are entirely coincidental.The scene is full of references, most of which are purely coincidental.The saves are not purely lucky or coincidental; they are aspects of considerable skill.And it may all be coincidental with what is now happening to me, or it may not.THE timing of these arrests is interesting and may not be coincidental.This resemblance is not coincidental.This was not entirely coincidental.These similarities are purely coincidental.What's happened in America is purely coincidental.We may look like lobsters, or tuna fish, but that is purely coincidental.The resemblance, it would appear, is purely coincidental.The simultaneous rise of the football club may be coincidental, but its importance goes beyond the extra trade and tourism that it will bring in.It's purely coincidental that Gently was shot in the same shoulder at the end of the last series.Is it purely coincidental that four brilliant footwear designers, working independently of each other, have surfaced at the same moment? In other languagescoincidental British English: coincidental ADJECTIVE Something that is coincidental is the result of a coincidence and has not been deliberately arranged. Any resemblance to actual persons, places, or events is purely coincidental. - American English: coincidental
- Brazilian Portuguese: coincidente
- Chinese: 巧合的
- European Spanish: fortuito
- French: fortuit
- German: zufällig
- Italian: casuale
- Japanese: 偶然に一致した
- Korean: 우연의 일치인
- European Portuguese: coincidente
- Latin American Spanish: fortuito
Definition resulting from coincidence Any resemblance to actual persons, places or events is purely coincidental. Synonyms unintended unplanned fluky (informal) Opposites planned , calculated , deliberate, intentional , prearranged , done on purpose Definition resulting from coincidence Additional synonymsDefinition happening by chance or without planning It was just a casual meeting. Synonyms chance, unexpected, random, accidental, incidental, unforeseen, unintentional, fortuitous (informal), serendipitous, unpremeditatedHe describes their chance meeting as intense. Synonyms accidental, random, casual, incidental, unforeseen, unintentional, fortuitous, inadvertent, serendipitous, unforeseeable, unlooked-forDefinition having the same position in space or time The Moon's path through the sky is more or less coincident with the Sun's. Synonyms coinciding, correspondent, coordinate, concomitant, contemporaneous, synchronous |