INADVERTENT Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

inadvertent

adjective

ˌi-nəd-ˈvər-tᵊnt

Definition of inadvertent

as in accidental

happening by chance an inadvertent encounter with a rattlesnake in the brush

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Recent Examples of inadvertent Additionally, the inadvertent retractor pretensioner deployment, in some cases, can also cause injury to the occupant due to rapid seatbelt retraction. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 3 June 2026 Its inadvertent ability to double up as a whoopee cushion when sat on did not help its case. — Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 14 May 2026 In 141 breaches and inadvertent data releases between 2023 and 2025, the comptroller’s office found officials delayed reporting 48% of incidents to the New York State Education Department, and held up notifying families about 11% of the time. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 4 May 2026 In another incident drawn from Davidson’s real life, he’s brutally beaten by men with iron bars after one of his tics leads to an inadvertent comment made to a young woman. — Barry Levitt, Time, 28 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for inadvertent

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accidental

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Chomentowski lost her son in 2020 to an accidental drug overdose.

— Brianna Wallen, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2026
Police said Rushing's cause of death was likely an accidental drowning.

— Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026

Definition of accidental

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