August 3, 2026

inadvertent

/ˌɪnədˈvɜːtn̩t/adjective

Done by accident, without meaning to or noticing.

Example sentence

“An inadvertent click deleted the whole file.”

Mostly met in the adverb form: 'I inadvertently deleted the file'. More formal than 'by accident'.

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Related words

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