coincidental
happening by or resulting from coincidence; by chance: a coincidental meeting.
existing or occurring at the same time.
Origin of coincidental
1Other words from coincidental
- co·in·ci·den·tal·ly, co·in·ci·dent·ly [koh-in-si-duhnt-lee], /koʊˈɪn sɪ dənt li/, adverb
- non·co·in·ci·den·tal, adjective
- non·co·in·ci·den·tal·ly, adverb
- un·co·in·ci·den·tal, adjective
- un·co·in·ci·den·tal·ly, adverb
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How to use coincidental in a sentence
They may have been remembering events as more coincidental than they truly were.
What the mummy’s curse reveals about your brain | Kathryn Hulick | January 14, 2021 | Science News For StudentsSo, the fact that the ad intercepts me, and I click on it, is just coincidental and it cannibalizes what would have been a free click on the organic search.
Does Advertising Actually Work? (Part 2: Digital) (Ep. 441) | Stephen J. Dubner | November 26, 2020 | FreakonomicsWhile the two efforts are not formally related, the timing is also not coincidental.
Why kids need special protection from AI’s influence | Karen Hao | September 17, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewThat it led to the Minnesota Twins making the World Series is purely coincidental.
Reading The Right Amount Into The NFL’s Week 1 | Sarah Shachat | September 15, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightIt’s unclear if the suspected “serious adverse reaction” was a result of receiving the vaccine or coincidental, but the person affected is expected to recover, according to STAT.
AstraZeneca has paused its vaccine trial after a participant fell ill | Charlotte Jee | September 9, 2020 | MIT Technology Review
I hope I can be forgiven for finding this echo more than merely coincidental.
This had the coincidental effect of filling the room to capacity for the preceding speaker, Rick Santorum.
“When I met her we were talking how coincidental it was,” Williams tells The Daily Beast.
Vanessa Williams, the First Black Miss America, On Nina Davuluri and Racism | Marlow Stern | September 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTA source close to Zuckerberg has said the timing of the banns was purely coincidental, since the IPO date was a “moving target.”
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan’s Wedding Calculus | Rebecca Dana | May 21, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTNote: Any connection between the castmembers of Jersey Shore and the definition of this term are purely coincidental.
Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
The Status Civilization | Robert SheckleyAnd that again the similarity in retouching to the upper right of Oswald's shoulder and head might be coincidental?
Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyVaccination has exceptionally been responsible for the disease, probably through some coincidental infection.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman StelwagonAny resemblance to persons living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
The Sex Life of the Gods | Michael KnerrThese are among the refinements of practice coincidental with the advance of the art.
Edison, His Life and Inventions | Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin
British Dictionary definitions for coincidental
/ (kəʊˌɪnsɪˈdɛntəl) /
of or happening by a coincidence; fortuitous
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