coincidentally
coincidentally — adverb
1. happening because of chance rather than through planning or expectation — especi
happening because of chance rather than through planning or expectation — especially when two things unexpectedly connect, happen together, or turn out to be related without anyone intending that result.
Coincidentally, Mateo and Devika discovered that they had both grown up on the same street.
sentence-initial position for whole-clause comment
Bao ran into his old neighbour, who coincidentally was on the same flight.
mid-clause modifier inside a relative clause
Coincidentally, three separate research teams published almost identical results in February.
Asher and Valentina wore the same tie-dye shirts to the picnic, entirely coincidentally.
Hassan found that his new colleague Kevin coincidentally grew up near his childhood home.
- by chance
less formal, neutral register; can be used in everyday conversation
- fortuitously
more formal, often implies a lucky or favourable outcome
- accidentally
focuses on the lack of intention; often used for mishaps rather than surprising alignments
- intentionally
on purpose, with clear planning
- deliberately
done consciously and with forethought
文法句型
coincidentally, [clause]
[clause] ... coincidentally [verb] ...
[clause], coincidentally
用法筆記
Coincidentally can appear in three positions in a sentence: at the start as a sentence adverb (commenting on the whole clause), mid-clause right before the main verb, or at the end after an intensifier like 'purely' or 'entirely'. The sentence-initial position is the most common in writing.