unintentionally

adverb/ˌʌnɪnˈtɛnʃənəli/

Frequency rank: #10,556 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

Without meaning to; not on purpose.

Illustration for the English word “unintentionally”

Example sentence

He unintentionally offended his colleague by making a joke that was taken the wrong way.

Synonyms & related words

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