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UNINTENDED: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for UNINTENDED?

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Unintended as an Adjective
Definitions of "Unintended" as an adjective
Synonyms of "Unintended" as an adjective (18 Words)
Usage Examples of "Unintended" as an adjective
Associations of "Unintended" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Unintended” are: heedless, thoughtless, unmindful, careless, injudicious, ill-advised, ill-considered, imprudent, unwise, foolish, silly, stupid, reckless, rash, precipitate, negligent, neglectful, remiss

Unintended as an Adjective

Definitions of "Unintended" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “unintended” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

Not deliberate.
Not planned or meant.

Synonyms of "Unintended" as an adjective (18 Words)

careless	Not giving sufficient attention or thought to avoiding harm or errors. Careless about her clothes.
foolish	Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise. A foolish* decision.*
heedless	Marked by or paying little heed or attention–Franklin D. Roosevelt. The heedless* generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes.*
ill-advised	Without careful prior deliberation or counsel.
ill-considered	Not given careful consideration.
imprudent	Not showing care for the consequences of an action; rash. An imprudent* remark.*
injudicious	Lacking or showing lack of judgment or discretion; unwise. The result of an injudicious* decision.*
neglectful	Not showing due care or attention. You are being neglectful* of our guests.*
negligent	Characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern. The council had been negligent* in its supervision of the children in care.*
precipitate	Occurring suddenly or abruptly. Wondered whether they had been rather precipitate* in deposing the king.*
rash	Imprudently incurring risk- George Meredith. Do something rash* that he will forever repent.*
reckless	Marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences. Became the fiercest and most reckless* of partisans.*
remiss	Lacking care or attention to duty; negligent. Remiss of you not to pay your bills.
silly	Lacking seriousness; given to frivolity. He often drank himself silly.
thoughtless	Without consideration of the possible consequences. The debate turned into thoughtless* bickering.*
unmindful	Lacking conscious awareness of. While thus unmindful* of his steps he stumbled.*
unwise	(of a person or action) not wise or sensible; foolish. An unwise* investor is soon impoverished.*

Usage Examples of "Unintended" as an adjective

The unintended consequences of people's actions.

Associations of "Unintended" (30 Words)

accidental	A musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature. Accidental poisoning.
accidentally	Without intention; in an unintentional manner. Accidentally knocked the vase over.
casually	Not methodically or according to plan. People who casually* throw rubbish around the streets.*
coincide	Be present at the same place and at the same time. The two long distance walks briefly coincide* here.*
coincidence	A remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances without apparent causal connection. They met by coincidence.
concurrent	(of three or more lines) meeting at or tending towards one point. He received concurrent* sentences of two years imprisonment for each of his two convictions.*
fortuitous	Happening by a lucky chance; fortunate. Fortuitous encounters strange accidents of fortune.
hap	An accidental happening. Where er I happ d to roam.
happen	Happen occur or be the case in the course of events or by chance Santayana. Do you happen* to know who her doctor is.*
happenstance	An event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental. It was just happenstance* that I happened to be there.*
inadvertent	Happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally. An inadvertent* administrative error occurred that resulted in an overpayment.*
inadvertently	Without intention; accidentally. His name had been inadvertently* omitted from the list.*
inattentive	Failing to attend to the comfort or wishes of others. Inattentive students.
incidental	An incidental expense event etc. For the fieldworker who deals with real problems paperwork is incidental.
incidentally	Introducing a different topic. These magnificent achievements were only incidentally* influenced by Oriental models.*
occur	Happen; take place. Nothing occurred that seemed important.
simultaneous	Occurring or operating at the same time. Simultaneous translation.
simultaneously	At the same instant. The telethon was broadcast simultaneously* on 31 US networks.*
synchronism	The relation that exists when things occur at the same time.
unaware	Having no knowledge of a situation or fact. The most unaware* person I ve known.*
unconsciously	Without awareness. Unconsciously she has spent her whole life looking for a man who could live up to the ideal of her father.
unexpected	Not expected or anticipated. Unexpected news.
unintentional	Not done with purpose or intent. An unintentional* pun.*
unintentionally	Not on purpose. I may have unintentionally* misled some of you.*
unknowingly	Without being aware of something; unintentionally. The Minister perhaps unknowingly* misled Parliament.*
unknown	An unknown person or thing. An unknown* island.*
unwillingly	In an unwilling manner. He unwillingly* went back to the family business in the City.*
unwitting	Not done with purpose or intent. We are anxious to rectify the unwitting* mistakes made in the past.*
unwittingly	Without knowledge or intention. Youngsters can become unwittingly* involved in gangs.*