Meaning & use
accident
An unexpected and unintended event, often causing damage or injury, that happens without deliberate cause.
See it in a sentence
A minor traffic accident on the bridge caused delays across the whole city center.
The chemical spill was later ruled an accident rather than an act of sabotage.
A note on using this word
Accident stresses the lack of intent behind an event; use incident for a more neutral term that does not imply harm or blame.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
designintention
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