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accidentally
 accidentalleft to right: G natural, G flat, G sharp ac·ci·den·tal A0040800 (ăk′sĭ-dĕn′tl)adj.1. Occurring unexpectedly, unintentionally, or by chance.2. Music Of or relating to an accidental.3. Being an animal, especially a bird, that has strayed beyond its normal range.n.1. A property, factor, or attribute that is not essential.2. Music a. Any of various signs that indicate the alteration of a note by one or two semitones or the cancellation of a previous sign.b. A note that has been marked with such a sign.3. An animal that has strayed beyond its normal range.
ac′ci·den′tal·ly, ac′ci·dent′ly adv.Synonyms: accidental, fortuitous, contingent, incidental
These adjectives apply to what happens unintentionally. Accidental primarily refers to what occurs by chance: an accidental meeting.
It can also mean subordinate or nonessential: "Poetry is something to which words are the accidental, not by any means the essential form" (Frederick W. Robertson).
Fortuitous stresses chance even more strongly: "the happy combination of fortuitous circumstances" (Sir Walter Scott).
Contingent describes what is possible but uncertain because of unforeseen or uncontrollable factors: "The results of confession were not contingent, they were certain" (George Eliot).
Incidental refers to a minor or unanticipated result or accompaniment: "There is scarcely any practice which is so corrupt as not to produce some incidental good" (Enoch Mellor).Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. |  accidentally - without advance planning; "they met accidentally"unexpectedly, by chance, circumstantiallyadvisedly, by choice, by design, deliberately, designedly, intentionally, on purpose, purposely - with intention; in an intentional manner; "he used that word intentionally"; "I did this by choice" | | 2. | accidentally - of a minor or subordinate nature; "these magnificent achievements were only incidentally influenced by Oriental models"incidentally | | 3. |  accidentally - without intention; in an unintentional manner; "she hit him unintentionally"unintentionallyadvisedly, by choice, by design, deliberately, designedly, intentionally, on purpose, purposely - with intention; in an intentional manner; "he used that word intentionally"; "I did this by choice" |
accidentallyadverb unintentionally, casually, unexpectedly, incidentally, by accident, by chance, inadvertently, unwittingly, randomly, unconsciously, by mistake, haphazardly, fortuitously, adventitiously The door cannot be opened accidentally.
deliberately, consciously, on purpose, wilfully, by design, designedlyTranslationsaccident (ˈӕksidənt) noun1. an unexpected happening, often harmful, causing injury etc. There has been a road accident. 事故 意外事件2. chance. I met her by accident. 偶然 偶然ˌacciˈdental (-ˈden-) adjective happening by chance or accident. an accidental discovery. 偶然的 偶然的ˌacciˈdentally (-ˈden-) adverb 意外地 意外地accidentally
accidentally on purposeSeemingly unintentionally but actually deliberately. Sometimes hyphenated. Paula is pretty shy, so I think she forgot to attend the party accidentally on purpose.See also: accidentally, on, purposeon purposeWith deliberate intention; not accidentally. I bet you he left his report card here on purpose so we would compliment him on his grades. I don't understand—why would you run into the bumper of another car on purpose? Did you do it on purpose, or was it an accident?See also: on, purposeaccidentally-on-purposeInf. deliberate, but meant to look like an accident. Then, I accidentally-on-purpose spilled water on him.on purposeintentionally; in a way that is meant or intended; not an accident. The bully stepped on my foot on purpose. Jealously, Jimmy destroyed Billy's sand castle on purpose.See also: on, purposeon purpose1. Deliberately, intentionally, as in He left the photo out of the story on purpose. Shakespeare's use of this idiom was among the earliest; it appears in The Comedy of Errors (4:3): "On purpose shut the doors against his way." 2. accidentally on purpose. Seemingly accidentally but actually deliberately, as in She stepped on his foot accidentally on purpose. This generally jocular phrase was first recorded in 1862. See also: on, purposeaccidentally on purpose apparently by accident but in fact intentionally. humorousSee also: accidentally, on, purposeacciˌdentally on ˈpurpose (informal, ironic) intending to do something, but wanting to appear to have done it by accident: ‘We’d just finished our meal when John realized he’d accidentally left his chequebook at home.’ ‘Accidentally on purpose, you mean!’See also: accidentally, on, purposeon ˈpurpose deliberately: He took the worst jobs he could find on purpose, and then wrote a book about his experiences. ♢ Don’t shout at me like that. I didn’t break it on purpose.See also: on, purposeaccidentally-on-purpose mod. deliberate, but meant to look like an accident. Then I accidentally-on-purpose spilled water on him. on purpose Intentionally; deliberately.See also: on, purposeLegalSeeaccidentFinancialSeeAccidentaccidentally
Synonyms for accidentallyadv unintentionallySynonyms- unintentionally
- casually
- unexpectedly
- incidentally
- by accident
- by chance
- inadvertently
- unwittingly
- randomly
- unconsciously
- by mistake
- haphazardly
- fortuitously
- adventitiously
Antonyms- deliberately
- consciously
- on purpose
- wilfully
- by design
- designedly
Synonyms for accidentallyadv without advance planningSynonyms- unexpectedly
- by chance
- circumstantially
Antonyms- advisedly
- by choice
- by design
- deliberately
- designedly
- intentionally
- on purpose
- purposely
adv of a minor or subordinate natureSynonymsadv without intentionSynonymsAntonyms- advisedly
- by choice
- by design
- deliberately
- designedly
- intentionally
- on purpose
- purposely
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