unintentionally

Thân thiện

She dropped the glass unintentionally while setting the table.

Definition

Adverb: * Without intention; in an unintentional manner: Describes an action that is done not on purpose, but by accident or without planning.

Usage and Examples

The adverb "unintentionally" modifies a verb to show that the action was accidental. * He unintentionally offended her with his comment. (His action of offending was not deliberate.) * I unintentionally deleted the important file. (The deletion happened by mistake, not by plan.) * The discovery of penicillin was made unintentionally. (It was an accidental discovery.)

Advanced Usage

• "unintentionally funny": Describes something that causes laughter not by design, but by accident.
  • His serious speech was unintentionally funny.
• "unintentionally ironic": Describes a situation or statement that is ironic without the person involved meaning it to be.
  • It was unintentionally ironic that the safety inspector caused the accident.

Variants and Related Words

• Unintentional (adjective): Not done on purpose.
  • It was an unintentional mistake.
• Intentionally (adverb): The direct opposite, meaning done on purpose.
  • She intentionally ignored him.

Synonyms

• Accidentally: By chance or without intent.
• Inadvertently: Without deliberate intent; due to oversight.
• Unwittingly: Without being aware; unknowingly.

Antonyms

• Intentionally: Done with purpose.
• Deliberately: Done consciously and intentionally.
• Knowingly: With awareness and intent.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. without intention; in an unintentional manner
   • she hit him unintentionally

Từ đồng nghĩa

• accidentally