Intentional and Incidental

Opposite meaning words

Intentional adjective - Made, given, or done with full awareness of what one is doing.

Usage example: I'm fairly sure that your “accidental” cutting down of my rosebush was really intentional

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Incidental is an antonym for intentional.

Incidental adjective - Happening by chance.

Usage example: an incidental meeting of two ships in the middle of the Atlantic

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Intentional is an antonym for incidental.

Nearby Words: incident, incidence, incidentally

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