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not by design

ADVERB

inadvertently

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accidentally unwittingly

WEAK

involuntarily

ADVERB

incidentally

Synonyms

STRONGEST

casually remotely

STRONG

accidentally

WEAK

as a by-product as side effect by the bye by the way fortuitously in passing in related manner obiter parenthetically subordinately unexpectedly

Antonyms

WEAK

purposely

Example Sentences

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It’s not by design — I like playing with people.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

This particular flight was not, by design, intended to make it all the way around the Earth.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2024

Blackswan's atypical line-up was not by design initially and reflects the trajectory of the development of K-pop.

From BBC • Aug. 26, 2023

Its location is notable in one respect, although probably not by design.

From Washington Times • May 12, 2018

No: he hadn't been rigged; at least, not by design.

From Red Masquerade by Vance, Louis Joseph