Dictionary Definition
inadvertent adj : without intention (especially
resulting from heedless action); "with an inadvertent gesture she
swept the vase off the table"; "accidental poisoning"; "an
accidental shooting" [syn: accidental]
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English
Pronunciation
Adjective
- not intentional;
not on
purpose; not conscious
- We check everything because an inadvertent error could be disastrous.
Related terms
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
arbitrary, automatic, capricious, careless, casual, culpably negligent,
derelict, disregardant, disregardful, distracted, distrait, feckless, gut, heedless, ill-advised,
ill-considered, ill-devised, inattentive, inconsiderate, incurious, indeliberate, indifferent, inobservant, involuntary, laissez-faire,
lax, loose, neglectful, neglecting, negligent, noninterfering, nonrestrictive,
off-guard, overly permissive, permissive, procrastinating,
reasonless, reflex, reflexive, regardless, relaxed, remiss, scamping, skimping, slack, slighting, slurring, snap, spontaneous, thoughtless, unadvised, uncalculated, uncalculating, uncaring, uncircumspect, unconscious, unconsidered, undeliberate, undeliberated, undesigned, undevised, unguarded, unheedful, unheeding, unintended, unintentional, unmarking, unmeditated, unmindful, unnoticing, unnoting, unobservant, unobserving, unplanned, unpremeditated, unpurposed, unreasoning, unreflecting, unreflective, unremarking, unrigorous, unstudied, unthinking, unthought, unthoughtful, unwary, unwatchful, unwilled, wrecking