unintentional
Not intended or deliberateNot intended or deliberate; without intention or with not enough intention.: Inadvertent; unwitting.
» The company claims the delay was unintentional.
Meaning
2 sensesNot intended or deliberate; without intention or with not enough intention.
Inadvertent; unwitting.
Near-synonyms: incidental; see also Thesaurus:accidental, Thesaurus:unintentional
His omission of her name from the acknowledgments section was unintentional; it was fixed for the second print run.
unabsichtlich, unbeabsichtigt
Unmindful.
She kindly remonstrated us for allowing our yoga to be so unintentional; she reminded us that it is supposed to be more than mere absent-minded stretching.
- not done with purpose or intent
- done or made or performed with purpose and intent
Examples
7 sentencesThe company claims the delay was unintentional.
Boldi was being tried for unintentional manslaughter.
The company claims that the delay was unintentional.
deDas Unternehmen behauptet, dass die Verzögerung unbeabsichtigt war. — megamanenm
God loves those who can control their anger and forgive unintentional negligence.
I didn't do anything unintentional.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
more unintentional, most unintentional| Comparative | more unintentional Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most unintentional Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
27 synonyms- not done with purpose or intent:unplannedunwitting
- done or made or performed with purpose and intent:designedintentional
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form