Synonyms for incidentally
All synonyms
Adverb
1. Coincidentally — in an incidental manner. By happenstance; in a particular case which has little to no bearing on, and little…
coincidentally, accidentally, randomly, circumstantially, semirandomly, happenstantially rare
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Definitions
- adv. 1
In an incidental manner. By happenstance; in a particular case which has little to no bearing on, and little to no causal relation to, any other case.
Near-synonyms: coincidentally, happenstantially, circumstantially, by chance, accidentally, semirandomly, randomly
Example sentences
- accidentally Tom accidentally knocked over the bottle of water.
- randomly They seem to speak in different languages randomly.
- coincidentally Coincidentally, all of us had a crush on the same girl.
- apropos Apropos of nothing, Tom went on an unhinged xenophobic rant.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| incidentally | falling | |
| accidentally | rising | |
| randomly | rising | |
| coincidentally | rising | |
| circumstantially | steady | |
| apropos | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- apropos3
- 8 letters
- randomly3
- 12 letters
- accidentally5, semirandomly
- 14 letters
- coincidentally6
- 15 letters
- parenthetically6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (apropos3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- incidemment
- Català
- incidentalment