Accidental
Accidental adjective - Happening by chance.
Usage example: finding the gold was all the more remarkable because its discovery was entirely accidental
Set is an antonym for accidental.
Set
Set adjective - Made, given, or done with full awareness of what one is doing.
Usage example: it was not my set purpose to cause trouble for anyone
Accidental is an antonym for set.
Both words in one sentence
- As such, the set up ends up working pretty well as an accidental Grand Finale for the series.
Source: Creator / Norman Lear - Broom Hilda often has an accidental dress lift that reveals a rather nautical set of boxers.
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There are quite a few fires in the story in general - fires from bombings, an accidental fire set at the headquarters of the Soviet Philosophers outside of London.
Source: Fan Fic / The Joy Of Battle
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