Defenition of the word accident
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Defenition of the word accident
- An unexpected, unfortunate mishap, failure or loss with the potential for harming human life, property or the environment.
- An event that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause.
- a mishap; especially one causing injury or death
- anything that happens by chance without an apparent cause
- anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
- an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
Synonyms for the word accident
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- accidental
- bump
- calamity
- catastrophe
- chance event
- collision
- crash
- disaster
- fortuity
- industrial accident
- misfortune
- mishap
- mistake
- smash
- smash up
- stroke
- upset
Similar words in the accident
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- accident
- accident's
- accidental
- accidentally
- accidentals
Hyponyms for the word accident
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- accidental injury
- break
- casualty
- coincidence
- collision
- crash
- fatal accident
- good luck
- hap
- happenstance
- happy chance
- injury
- lottery
- shipwreck
- wreck
Hypernyms for the word accident
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- happening
- misadventure
- mischance
- mishap
- natural event
- occurrence
- occurrent
Idioms for the word accident
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- by accident
- fatal accident
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