What does unintentional mean?

unintentional means "done or made or performed with purpose and intent". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in unintentional?

unintentional has 5 syllables: un-in-ten-tio-nal. The stress falls on "ten". In IPA it is /ˌʌnɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/.

What is another word for unintentional?

Close synonyms include designed, intentional, unplanned, unwitting. 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.

Is unintentional a common word?

unintentional is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with unintentional?

1 word rhymes with unintentional. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

unintentional — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
done or made or performed with purpose and intent
“style...is more than the deliberate and designed creation”
“games designed for all ages”
“well-designed houses”
Synonymsdesigned intentional
Similarfashioned
2.
not done with purpose or intent
“an unintended slight”
“an unintentional pun”
“the offense was unintentional”
“an unwitting mistake may be overlooked”
Synonymsunplanned unwitting
Similarunintended

Questions about unintentional

What does unintentional mean?: unintentional means "done or made or performed with purpose and intent". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in unintentional?: unintentional has 5 syllables: un-in-ten-tio-nal. The stress falls on "ten". In IPA it is /ˌʌnɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/.
What is another word for unintentional?: Close synonyms include designed, intentional, unplanned, unwitting. 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.
Is unintentional a common word?: unintentional is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.
What rhymes with unintentional?: 1 word rhymes with unintentional. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for unintentional 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.

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
done or made or performed with purpose and intent
“style...is more than the deliberate and designed creation”
“games designed for all ages”
“well-designed houses”
Synonymsdesigned intentional
Similarfashioned
2.
not done with purpose or intent
“an unintended slight”
“an unintentional pun”
“the offense was unintentional”
“an unwitting mistake may be overlooked”
Synonymsunplanned unwitting
Similarunintended

Questions about unintentional

What does unintentional mean?: unintentional means "done or made or performed with purpose and intent". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in unintentional?: unintentional has 5 syllables: un-in-ten-tio-nal. The stress falls on "ten". In IPA it is /ˌʌnɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/.
What is another word for unintentional?: Close synonyms include designed, intentional, unplanned, unwitting. 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.
Is unintentional a common word?: unintentional is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.
What rhymes with unintentional?: 1 word rhymes with unintentional. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

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