Accidental
Accidental adjective - Happening by chance.
Successful and accidental are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Successful" instead an adjective "Accidental".
Successful
Successful adjective - Having attained a desired end or state of good fortune.
Accidental and successful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Accidental" instead an adjective "Successful".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Accidental Athlete: Richard gets conscripted into a Ja'La team after he slaughters his way through a considerable number of soldiers in an almost-successful attempt to free himself.
Source: Literature / Sword of Truth -
It wasn't due to any accidental meddling, but a successful attempt of a supervillain to go back in time and provide Nazi Germany with the superpower endowing Energy X, leaving the heroes to set things right.
Source: Godwin's Law of Time Travel - Left to deal with the consequences of an accidental murder, the group slowly starts to plan a deliberate one.The Secret History was Donna Tartt's immensely successful first novel, released in 1992.
Source: Literature / The Secret History
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