Antonyms for accidental

Grammar : Adj

Spell : ak-si-den-tl

Phonetic Transcription : ˌæk sɪˈdɛn tl

Definition of accidental

Origin : late 14c., "non-essential," from Old French accidentel or directly from Medieval Latin accidentalis, from Latin accidentem (see accident). Meaning "outside the normal course of nature" is from early 15c.; that of "coming by chance" is from 1570s.

adj happening unexpectedly

Example sentences :

There are always such crowds of accidental arguments for anything.
Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton

He wished to know whether it was not liable to accidental derangement?
Extract from : « The Mudfog and Other Sketches » by Charles Dickens

Realize it thoroughly: it is a methodical not an accidental world.
Extract from : « Pax Vobiscum » by Henry Drummond

My only chance will be the chance of an accidental meeting with Him.
Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon

I had one or two pieces of luck in the way of accidental cases.
Extract from : « The Stark Munro Letters » by J. Stark Munro

There is much which is accidental or exceptional in language.
Extract from : « Cratylus » by Plato

If, however, the wounding is accidental, he shall simply pay for the harm done.
Extract from : « Laws » by Plato

Such was Ralph's reading of the accidental finding of the horse.
Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine

An accidental circumstance was the cause of his irresolution.
Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine

It was accidental; it was inevitable only in the Isle of Man.
Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine

Synonyms for accidental

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