Meaning & use
coincidence
A remarkable occurrence of events happening at the same time without any planned connection.
See it in a sentence
It was quite a coincidence that we booked the same flight without knowing it.
By coincidence, both sisters married men with the same first name.
A note on using this word
Implies no causal connection between events, unlike 'consequence,' which implies one thing caused another.
Words with a similar meaning
chancefluke
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