Accidental
Accidental adjective - Happening by chance.
Usage example: finding the gold was all the more remarkable because its discovery was entirely accidental
Certain is an antonym for accidental.
Certain
Both words in one sentence
- Accidental Villain Sues are commonly created by well-intentioned attempts to show that certain villains are credible threats to the heroes.
- Sonic 3 (especially without lock on) contains a few physics glitches, some of which can get Sonic and Tails stuck under certain walls and curves, sometimes forcing the player to reset or wait out the time limit; clearly an accidental function of the game's code.
Source: Refuge In Audacity / Video Games - Immediately lampshaded as a Watchmen Shout-Out.Tropes found in the submitted stories: Accidental Visual Innuendo: One game had an issue where, during certain frames of animation, the player could see up the female characters' skirts.
Source: Webcomic / The Trenches
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