inadvertent

Definitions

Not resulting from or achieved through deliberate planning; unintentional.

Of a person: not focusing the mind on a matter; inattentive.

Examples

His inadvertent remark caused a great deal of confusion during the meeting.

The error in the report was entirely inadvertent and was corrected as soon as it was discovered.

Synonyms

unintentional accidental unplanned unwitting unpremeditated chance involuntary

Antonyms

intentional deliberate planned premeditated voluntary purposeful calculated