English Synonym Finder

unintended event

Definitions

An occurrence or incident that happens without being planned, foreseen, or desired.

A result or outcome that was not the intended goal of an action or process.

Examples

The power outage was an unintended event that caused significant delays in the production schedule.

He apologized for the unintended event, explaining that it was a simple oversight rather than a deliberate act.

Synonyms

accidental occurrence unforeseen incident chance happening fluke unexpected development

Antonyms

planned event deliberate action intentional occurrence premeditated act calculated move