inadvertent
in·ad·ver·tent
adj \-tənt\Definition of INADVERTENT
1
: not focusing the mind on a matter : inattentive
2
: unintentional <an inadvertent omission>
— in·ad·ver·tent·ly adverb
See Examples of INADVERTENT
- <an inadvertent encounter with a rattlesnake in the brush>
Origin of INADVERTENT
back-formation from inadvertence
First Known Use: 1653
Related to INADVERTENT
Synonyms: casual, chance, fluky (also flukey), fortuitous, accidental, incidental, unintended, unintentional, unplanned, unpremeditated, unwitting
Antonyms: calculated, deliberate, intended, intentional, planned, premeditated, premeditative, prepense, set
Related Words: coincidental; freak, odd; aimless, arbitrary, desultory, haphazard, random; uncertain, unexpected, unforeseeable, unforeseen; coerced, forced, involuntary; unconscious, unprompted
Near Antonyms: certain, destined, expected, fixed, foreordained, foreseeable, foreseen, inevitable, predestined, predetermined, predictable, preordained, prescribed, sure; conscious, freewill, knowing, unforced, voluntary, volunteer, willful (or wilful)
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