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View synonyms for coincidental

coincidental

[ koh-in-si-den-tl ]

adjective

  1. happening by or resulting from coincidence; by chance:

    a coincidental meeting.

  2. existing or occurring at the same time.


coincidental

/ kəʊˌɪnsɪˈdɛntəl /

adjective

  1. of or happening by a coincidence; fortuitous


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Other Words From

  • co·inci·dental·ly co·in·ci·dent·ly [koh-, in, -si-d, uh, nt-lee], 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of coincidental1

First recorded in 1790–1800; coincident + -al 1

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Example Sentences

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.

A source close to Zuckerberg has said the timing of the banns was purely coincidental, since the IPO date was a “moving target.”

Note: 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.

And that again the similarity in retouching to the upper right of Oswald's shoulder and head might be coincidental?

Vaccination has exceptionally been responsible for the disease, probably through some coincidental infection.

Any resemblance to persons living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

These are among the refinements of practice coincidental with the advance of the art.

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