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coincidental

co·in·ci·den·tal
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [koh-in-si-den-tl]
    • /koʊˌɪn sɪˈdɛn tl/
    • /kəʊˌɪn.sɪˈden.təl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [koh-in-si-den-tl]
    • /koʊˌɪn sɪˈdɛn tl/

Definitions of coincidental word

  • adjective coincidental Something that is coincidental is the result of a coincidence and has not been deliberately arranged. 3
  • adjective coincidental of or happening by a coincidence; fortuitous 3
  • adjective coincidental characterized by coincidence 3
  • adjective coincidental happening by or resulting from coincidence; by chance: a coincidental meeting. 1
  • adjective coincidental existing or occurring at the same time. 1
  • noun coincidental Resulting from a coincidence; done or happening by chance. 1
See all 10 definitions of coincidental

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Origin of coincidental

First appearance:

before 1790
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1790-1800; coincident + -al1

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Parts of speech for Coincidental

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Coincidental

coincidental popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for coincidental

adj coincidental

  • unintentional — not intentional or deliberate: an unintentional omission from the list.
  • incidental — happening or likely to happen in an unplanned or subordinate conjunction with something else.
  • fortuitous — happening or produced by chance; accidental: a fortuitous encounter.
  • circumstantial — Circumstantial evidence is evidence that makes it seem likely that something happened, but does not prove it.
  • casual — If you are casual, you are, or you pretend to be, relaxed and not very concerned about what is happening or what you are doing.

adjective coincidental

  • accidental — An accidental event happens by chance or as the result of an accident, and is not deliberately intended.
  • spontaneous — coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned: a spontaneous burst of applause.
  • unexpected — not expected; unforeseen; surprising: an unexpected pleasure; an unexpected development.
  • mispredict — to declare or tell in advance; prophesy; foretell: to predict the weather; to predict the fall of a civilization.
  • calculated — If something is calculated to have a particular effect, it is specially done or arranged in order to have that effect.
All 19 Synonyms of coincidental

Antonyms for coincidental

adj coincidental

  • deliberate — If you do something that is deliberate, you planned or decided to do it beforehand, and so it happens on purpose rather than by chance.
  • intentional — done with intention or on purpose; intended: an intentional insult.
  • planned — arranged, organized, or done in accordance with a plan: a planned attack.
  • decided — Decided means clear and definite.
  • designed — made or done intentionally; intended; planned.

adjective coincidental

  • separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
All 6 Antonyms of coincidental

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