unintended

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unintended

  • /ˌʌn.ɪnˈtɛn.dɪd/

Rhymes with -ɛndɪd

adjective

  1. not comparable Not intended; unplanned The most powerful and least divisive way to decrease abortion is to reduce unintended pregnancy.

    Similar: incidental, unintentional

Opposite: intended

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: unplanned, unwitting, causeless, uncaused, unintentional, inadvertent, accidental, fortuitous, unannounced, unanticipated, unforeseen, unforeseeable, unsolicited, involuntary, unwelcome, unwanted

adjective

Opposite: intended

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adj not intended; unplanned

Españolinvoluntario, no deseado
中文无意的, 无心的
Portuguêsimplanejado
Françaisinvolontaire

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@misc{unintended_2026,
  title = {unintended},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unintended},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}