nondeliberate

adjective

Definition of nondeliberatenext
as in nonpurposive

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nondeliberate
  1. random
  2. unintentional
  3. inadvertent
  4. haphazard
  5. accidental
  6. incidental
  7. unwitting
  8. sudden
Adjective
  • When shown random pixels, the judge guessed correctly only about 59% of the time.
    Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
  • So far, the only sign of anything amiss is the random Magic Marker doodle on the back of one of the many papers in Kornacki’s hands.
    Jen Chaney, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of random
Adjective
  • What to Do Before an Estate Sale Familiarize Yourself with the Rules Sometimes, a little research ahead of time can save you from an embarrassing—and likely unintentional—etiquette faux pas.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2024
  • With millions of people visiting Yosemite National Park each year, the leading causes of unintentional deaths in national parks are motor vehicle crashes, drownings and falls, according to the National Park Service's mortality data from 2014 through 2019.
    Mollie Markowitz, Fox News, 27 Sep. 2024
Definition of unintentional
Adjective
  • State officials emphasized that the incident was inadvertent, has been rectified, and has not affected the election process.
    Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
  • And then there is Loren Munk’s wildly colored painting of a map with text that recounts the galleries of Soho — perhaps an inadvertent nod at the gravitational pull of the Manhattan art scene and its wealthy patrons.
    Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of inadvertent
Adjective
  • Instead of relying on haphazard observations and product claims, the Outside Lab @ CU Denver set up an experiment to find out which travel mug keeps beverages warmest the longest.
    Adam Trenkamp, Outside Online, 10 Oct. 2024
  • At times, the company seems to police videos primarily in response to public outcry, which makes its decisions inherently haphazard and potentially malleable.
    Louise Matsakis, WIRED, 2 Mar. 2018
Definition of haphazard
Adjective
  • The accidental shot that killed Hutchins also struck Souza in the shoulder, narrowly missing his spine.
    Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The film tells the story of a 13-year-old boy who, left to fend for himself and his younger brother following their parents’ deaths in 1880s Wyoming, goes on the run with his long-estranged grandfather after he’s sentenced to hang for the accidental killing of a local rancher.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of accidental
Adjective
  • Given the rocket is not intended to land in water, whatever happened after splashdown was incidental to what can only be called a successful test flight.
    William Harwood, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2024
  • The few traces of pleasure to be found in Disclaimer are typically incidental to the action.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of incidental
Adjective
  • Catherine is a femme fatale, and Jonathan is her unwitting prey.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 18 Oct. 2024
  • But the film also tells a parallel story that happened out of view of their public-facing one, in which, over a span of many years, someone posed as Tegan online and lured numerous unwitting fans into emotionally fraught relationships.
    Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of unwitting
Adjective
  • These sudden eruptions of random violence seem inspired by GSC’s own experiences having to stop work to flee to bomb shelters and finding previously peaceful streets marred by the war.
    Issy van der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
  • That part of the tale is set in motion with a sudden squall – chillingly rendered by thunder cracks (kudos to John Shivers’ sound design) and flashes of lightning (ditto to lighting designer Kevin Adams).
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of sudden
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Thesaurus Entries Near nondeliberate

nondeductive

nondeliberate

nondemanding

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