Synonyms of adventitious
23 similar words
Another word for adventitious is casual. Other synonyms of adventitious are unintentional, fortuitous, serendipitous, accidental and causeless.
Synonyms and similar words for adventitious
adjectiveAccidental, additional, appearing casually.
- accidentalHappening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; by accident...
- spontaneous
- sporadic
- incidental
- coincidental
- fortuitousHappening by fortune or chance; accidental, coincidental.
- serendipitousBy serendipity; by unexpected good fortune.
- by accidentAccidental; as the result of some unforeseen happening or series of events; unexpected; resulting from an event without...
- by the byIncidental; unplanned.
- casualHappening by chance.
- causelessHaving no obvious cause; fortuitous or inexplicable.
- lippening UK, dialectalOccasional; accidental.
- occasional
- random
- unforeseen
- unintendedNot intended; unplanned.
- unintentionalInadvertent; unwitting.
- unplanned
- accidentary obsolete
- chanceable obsoleteHappening by chance; accidental.
adjectiveNot congenital; acquired.
- acquiredDeveloped after birth; not congenital.
Meaning of adventitious
- adjective From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.
- adjective Accidental, additional, appearing casually.
- adjective Not congenital; acquired.
adventitious in other languages
Questions about synonyms of adventitious
- What is another word for adventitious?
- Adventitious has 23 synonyms on Word.ws, such as casual, unintentional, fortuitous, serendipitous, accidental, causeless, acquired and unintended.
- What does adventitious mean?
- Adventitious means from an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.
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