What does inadvertently mean?

inadvertently means "without knowledge or intention".

How many syllables are in inadvertently?

inadvertently has 5 syllables: in-ad-ver-tent-ly. The stress falls on "ver". In IPA it is /ˌɪnədˈvɝtəntli/.

What is another word for inadvertently?

Close synonyms include unwittingly, unknowingly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of inadvertently?

The recorded antonyms are advertently.

Is inadvertently a common word?

inadvertently is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

inadvertently — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
without knowledge or intention
“he unwittingly deleted the references”
Synonymsunwittingly unknowingly
Antonymsadvertently

Questions about inadvertently

What does inadvertently mean?: inadvertently means "without knowledge or intention".
How many syllables are in inadvertently?: inadvertently has 5 syllables: in-ad-ver-tent-ly. The stress falls on "ver". In IPA it is /ˌɪnədˈvɝtəntli/.
What is another word for inadvertently?: Close synonyms include unwittingly, unknowingly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
What is the opposite of inadvertently?: The recorded antonyms are advertently.
Is inadvertently a common word?: inadvertently is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for inadvertently come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
without knowledge or intention
“he unwittingly deleted the references”
Synonymsunwittingly unknowingly
Antonymsadvertently

Questions about inadvertently

What does inadvertently mean?: inadvertently means "without knowledge or intention".
How many syllables are in inadvertently?: inadvertently has 5 syllables: in-ad-ver-tent-ly. The stress falls on "ver". In IPA it is /ˌɪnədˈvɝtəntli/.
What is another word for inadvertently?: Close synonyms include unwittingly, unknowingly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
What is the opposite of inadvertently?: The recorded antonyms are advertently.
Is inadvertently a common word?: inadvertently is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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