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unintended

ADJECTIVE
unintentional
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accidental inadvertent unexpected unforeseen unplanned
WEAK
aimless casual chance erratic extemporaneous fortuitous haphazard involuntary purposeless random unconscious undesigned undevised unmeant unpremeditated unthinking unthought unwitting
Antonyms
STRONGEST
expected intentional planned

Example Sentences

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Former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner’s Workers’ Rights Bill in 2025 had the unintended effect of discouraging employers from making permanent hires and instead incentivizing them to take workers on as sub-contractors.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Authorities have been aggressively shutting down cybercrime rings—with the unintended consequence of tutoring them in covering their tracks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

She has said the changes would better align capital requirements with actual risk and correct unintended consequences from earlier postcrisis rules.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

These vaccines also require cold storage and may cause unintended off-target effects.

From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026

And it’s not like Toby didn’t know skipping school with a woman he barely knew could bring unintended consequences.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss

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