Accident and Intent

Opposite meaning words

Accident noun - The uncertain course of events.

Usage example: you shouldn't leave it to accident to decide where you'll be lodging in the course of your trip across the country

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Intent is an antonym for accident in topics: unexpected, chance event.

Intent noun - Something that one hopes or intends to accomplish.

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Accident is an antonym for intent.

pure	pure accident	pure intent
original	original accident	original intent
initial	initial accident	initial intent
genuine	genuine accident	genuine intent
Other adjectives: honest, sheer, actual, real, serious, little, bad, deliberate, supposed, apparent, deadly.

Naruto's Hidan would belong in a Hollywood Voodoo movie, by accident or intent.

Source: Hollywood Voodoo
Accidental Murder happens when someone dies, but the murderer had no intent to kill anyone, the death was purely an accident.

Source: Trope Distinctions / A to C
Male Gaze: The camera, more by accident than intent, spent a lot of time focusing on the back (and rear) of Anneka/Annabel.

Source: Series / Treasure Hunt UK

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