inadvertently
/ˌɪnədˈvəːt(ə)ntli
/adverb
Without intention; accidentally: his name had been inadvertently omitted from the list...
- Many if not most of the arsonists appeared to have started big fires inadvertently with small fires.
- Sadly, we tried to usher the creature out the window, but ended up hitting it inadvertently.
- In trying to get something he had inadvertently given something away.
Synonyms
accidentally, by accident, unintentionally, unwittingly;
unawares, without noticing, in all innocence;
by mistake, mistakenly