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

Need another word that means the same as “unintentional”? Find 19 synonyms and 30 related words for “unintentional” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Unintentional” are: designed, intentional, unplanned, unwitting, unintended, accidental, inadvertent, involuntary, unthinking, unmeant, unpremeditated, unexpected, unforeseen, fortuitous, chance, coincidental, serendipitous, unconscious, subconscious

Unintentional as an Adjective

Definitions of "Unintentional" as an adjective

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

• Done or made or performed with purpose and intent.
• Not done with purpose or intent.
• Without deliberate intent- George Macdonald.
• Not done on purpose.

Synonyms of "Unintentional" as an adjective (19 Words)

accidental	Happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally. The location is accidental and contributes nothing to the poem.
chance	Occurring or appearing or singled out by chance. A chance occurrence.
coincidental	Happening or existing at the same time. Any resemblance between their reports is purely coincidental.
designed	Planned or conceived in detail or for a specific purpose. Style is more than the deliberate and designed creation.
fortuitous	Having no cause or apparent cause. The similarity between the paintings may not be simply fortuitous.
inadvertent	Not resulting from or achieved through deliberate planning. With an inadvertent gesture she swept the vase off the table.
intentional	Done or made or performed with purpose and intent- Havelock Ellis. Intentional damage.
involuntary	Done without will or conscious control. She gave an involuntary shudder.
serendipitous	Lucky in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries. A serendipitous encounter.
subconscious	Of or concerning the part of the mind of which one is not fully aware but which influences one’s actions and feelings. My subconscious fear.
unconscious	Not knowing or perceiving- Charles Dickens. Happily unconscious of the new calamity at home.
unexpected	Not expected or regarded as likely to happen. His death was totally unexpected.
unforeseen	Not anticipated- H.W.Glidden. Unforeseen circumstances.
unintended	Not planned or meant. The unintended consequences of people s actions.
unmeant	Not meant or intended. An unmeant threat.
unplanned	Without apparent forethought or prompting or planning. Accepts an unplanned order.
unpremeditated	(of an act, remark, or state) not thought out or planned beforehand. It was a totally unpremeditated attack.
unthinking	Not exhibiting or characterized by careful thought. She was at pains to correct unthinking prejudices.
unwitting	Not aware or knowing. An unwitting accomplice.

Usage Examples of "Unintentional" as an adjective

• The offense was unintentional.
• The translation added a layer of unintentional comedy.
• An unintentional pun.

Associations of "Unintentional" (30 Words)

accidental	(in Aristotelian thought) relating to or denoting properties which are not essential to a thing’s nature. The location is accidental and contributes nothing to the poem.
accidentally	Of a minor or subordinate nature. Accidentally knocked the vase over.
adventitious	Associated by chance and not an integral part. They had to decide whether his misconduct was adventitious or the result of a flaw in his character.
automatic	A vehicle with automatic transmission. Automatic transmission.
averse	Having a strong dislike of or opposition to something. As a former CIA director he is not averse to secrecy.
blind	Make blind by putting the eyes out. Her eyes were blinded with scalding tears.
casually	Not methodically or according to plan. Glanced casually at the headlines.
disinclined	Unwilling; reluctant. Disinclined to say anything to anybody.
incidental	An item that is incidental. The road will bring other incidental advantages.
insure	Protect by insurance. The table should be insured for 2 500.
involuntary	Done against someone’s will; compulsory. Involuntary muscles.
loath	(usually followed by `to’) strongly opposed. I was loath to leave.
loathe	Find repugnant. I loathe that man.
negatively	In a negative way, especially by expressing denial, disagreement, or refusal. Traffic congestion had impacted negatively on their business.
opportunist	Opportunistic. The calculating and opportunist politician.
reflex	In reflexology a response in a part of the body to stimulation of a corresponding point on the feet hands or head. An act of consciousness is a reflex act with its own object viz the act of knowledge itself.
reluctant	Disinclined to become involved. She seemed reluctant to answer.
spontaneous	(of movement or activity in an organism) instinctive or involuntary. Spontaneous combustion.
unaware	(often followed by `of’) not aware. Unaware of the danger they were in.
unconscious	Not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead. Happily unconscious of the new calamity at home.
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. He seemed to have a knack for saying the unexpected.
unintended	Not planned or meant. The unintended consequences of people s actions.
unintentionally	Without intention; in an unintentional manner. I may have unintentionally misled some of you.
unknown	Being or having an unknown or unnamed source. An unknown writer.
unnamed	Being or having an unknown or unnamed source. The unnamed man was found unconscious.
unwilling	Not ready, eager, or prepared to do something. Unwilling to face facts.
unwillingly	In an unwilling manner. He unwillingly went back to the family business in the City.
unwitting	Not done with purpose or intent. An unwitting subject in an experiment.
voluntary	A piece of music performed extempore, especially as a prelude to other music, or composed in a free style. Voluntary generosity in times of disaster.