Accidental and Fixed

Accidental

Accidental adjective - Happening by chance.
Usage example: finding the gold was all the more remarkable because its discovery was entirely accidental

Fixed is an antonym for accidental.

Nearby Words: accident, accidentally, accidence

Fixed

Fixed adjective - Having been established and usually not subject to change.

Accidental is an antonym for fixed.

Nearby Words: fix, fixing, fixedly, fixation, fixer
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