coincidental
coincidental — adjective
- coincidentalpositive
- more coincidentalcomparative
- most coincidentalsuperlative
1. describing an event, connection, or similarity that happens through chance rathe
describing an event, connection, or similarity that happens through chance rather than planning or intention
Yara's call during the fire drill was purely coincidental.
be + coincidental for an unplanned connection
Christopher noticed a coincidental similarity between the two posters.
coincidental + similarity collocation
A coincidental meeting at the station led to lunch together.
The same seat number on both tickets turned out to be coincidental.
- accidental
often stresses that something was not intended, especially a mistake or event
- chance
more informal and often used before nouns like meeting or encounter
- fortuitous
more formal and sometimes suggests lucky timing
- planned
arranged in advance instead of happening through chance
- deliberate
done on purpose, not accidental or chance-based
文法句型
coincidental + noun
be + coincidental
用法筆記
Usually describes meetings, similarities, timing, or other links that seem connected only because chance put them together. Distinguish from sense 2, which mainly marks two things as happening in the same period and often appears with with.
常見錯誤
2. describing something that appears during the same period as another event, witho
describing something that appears during the same period as another event, without showing that one caused the other
The drop in sales was coincidental with the road closure.
be + coincidental with + event
Coincidental delays in trains and buses stranded commuters downtown.
coincidental + plural noun for parallel events
During the museum strike, higher hotel prices were coincidental with the art fair.
Jin saw that the knee pain was coincidental with marathon training, not caused by it.
- simultaneous
more common and often stresses the exact same moment
- concurrent
more formal and often used for processes or developments running in parallel
- parallel
suggests similar developments happening side by side, sometimes over a longer period
- separate
happening in different periods or without temporal overlap
- sequential
happening one after another instead of together
文法句型
be + coincidental + with + noun phrase
coincidental + plural noun
用法筆記
Usually follows be and is often completed by with to link two events, changes, or conditions that happen in the same period. Distinguish from sense 1, which adds the idea that the connection itself is due to chance.