Meanings
comparative more coincidentally · superlative most coincidentally · alternative uncommon coïncidentally
- In a coincidental manner.
Near-synonyms: incidentally, happenstantially, circumstantially
1 more example
Perfect for The Railway Children, which coincidentally was first serialised in 1905 in The London Magazine, being subsequently published in book form (1906).
2021 August 11, Stephen Roberts, “Beeching to Brief Encounter... in a heartbeat”, in RAIL, number 937, page 52Synonyms: incidentally, happenstantially, circumstantially
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbIn a coincidental manner.
More synonyms by meaning
adverbhappening at the same time
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincon-
- Latinco-
- Englishco-
- Englishincident
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishincidental
- Englishcoincidental
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishcoincidentally
From coincidental + -ly.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French coïncidentiellement
- coïncidentiellementTranslations
Tagalog nagkataon
- nagkataonTranslations
Cite this entry
coincidentally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coincidentally
“coincidentally.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coincidentally. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coincidentally,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coincidentally.
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