Thesaurus:accident

Thesaurus

accident

English

Noun

Sense: an unexpected event that takes place without foresight or expectation

Synonyms

• accident
• befalling
• chance
• contingency
• casualty

Antonyms

• intention    [⇒ thesaurus]
• inevitability
• impossibility    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• mischance
• misfortune
• mishap
• woe    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hypernyms

• possibility    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:accidental
• Thesaurus:accidentally

Further reading

• “156. chance” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “accident” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.