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Unintentional vs Coincidental - What's the difference?

unintentional | coincidental |

As adjectives the difference between unintentional and coincidental

is that unintentional is not intended or deliberate; inadvertent; unwitting while coincidental is occurring as or resulting from coincidence.

unintentional

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not intended or deliberate; inadvertent; unwitting

    • Antonyms

    * intentional

    Derived terms

    * unintentionality * unintentionally

    coincidental

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Occurring as or resulting from coincidence.
  • Happening or existing at the same time.

    • Related terms

    * coincident * coincidentally * coincidence

    See also

    * coincide * incident * accident

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