Antonyms for inadvertent


Grammar : Adj
Spell : in-uhd-vur-tnt
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn ədˈvɜr tnt


Definition of inadvertent

Origin :
  • 1650s, back-formation from inadvertence.
  • adj accidental
Example sentences :
  • But I hope you will believe me when I assure you it was inadvertent.
  • Extract from : « Victor's Triumph » by Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth
  • No doubt Mr. Churchill's failure to mention shippers was inadvertent.
  • Extract from : « Socialism As It Is » by William English Walling
  • They all had their origin in some inadvertent remark regarding the Hall.
  • Extract from : « Antony Gray,--Gardener » by Leslie Moore
  • Here an inadvertent confession of the growing affection he felt for her.
  • Extract from : « Some Everyday Folk and Dawn » by Miles Franklin
  • A few corrections have been made where inadvertent typographical errors were suspected.
  • Extract from : « The Trial of Reuben Crandall, M.D. Charged with Publishing and Circulating Seditious and Incendiary Papers, &c. in the District of Columbia, with the Intent of Exciting Servile Insurrection. » by Unknown
  • He wished he had not been so inadvertent as to take his customary chair in the chapel.
  • Extract from : « A Laodicean » by Thomas Hardy
  • He might go north, and knock over some casual Pawnee or inadvertent Sioux.
  • Extract from : « The Sunset Trail » by Alfred Henry Lewis
  • His inadvertent use of my name, which had not been mentioned there, gave him away.
  • Extract from : « The Nation Behind Prison Bars » by George L. Herr
  • He spoke rapidly but he could not distract her attention from his inadvertent admission.
  • Extract from : « Romance of Roman Villas » by Elizabeth W. (Elizbeth Williams) Champney
  • Her nerves were in such a state of tension that an inadvertent word might put her into a furious rage.
  • Extract from : « Froth » by Armando Palacio Valds

Synonyms for inadvertent

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