SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
inadvertent
adjective
Unintentional or resulting from inattention.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Unintentional
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Usage distinction
Return to topInadvertent often points to an oversight; accidental can also describe chance events with no lapse of attention.
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See inadvertent in use
An inadvertent omission left one contributor out of the program.
A discrepancy appeared between the year printed below one photograph and the year in its approved caption. Amara traced it to an inadvertent copying error: an old caption had been pasted into the new layout by mistake.
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