ACCIDENT Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word accident. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for ACCIDENT
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casualty | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement • someone injured or killed in an accident • an accident that causes someone to die • a decrease of military personnel or equipment | ||||||||
mishap | nounn | |||||||
noun • an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate • an instance of misfortune | ||||||||
calamity | nounn | |||||||
noun • an event resulting in great loss and misfortune | ||||||||
disaster | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune • an event resulting in great loss and misfortune • an act that has disastrous consequences | ||||||||
incident | nounn | |||||||
adjective • falling or striking of light rays on something • (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence noun • a single distinct event • a public disturbance | ||||||||
misadventure | nounn | |||||||
noun • an instance of misfortune | ||||||||
misfortune | nounn | |||||||
noun • unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event • an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes | ||||||||
mistake | nounn | |||||||
noun • a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention • an understanding of something that is not correct • part of a statement that is not correct verb • identify incorrectly • to make a mistake or be incorrect | ||||||||
tragedy | nounn | |||||||
noun • an event resulting in great loss and misfortune • drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity | ||||||||
mishappening | nounn | |||||||
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chance | nounn | |||||||
noun • a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances • an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another • a risk involving danger • a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible • the possibility of future success adjective satellite • occurring or appearing or singled out by chance verb • be the case by chance • take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome • come upon, as if by accident; meet with | ||||||||
contingency | nounn | |||||||
noun • a possible event or occurrence or result • the state of being contingent on something | ||||||||
fortuity | nounn | |||||||
noun • anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause | ||||||||
fortune | nounn | |||||||
noun • an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another • a large amount of wealth or prosperity • an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome • your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you) | ||||||||
luck | nounn | |||||||
noun • your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you) • an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another • an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome | ||||||||
befalling | verbv | |||||||
verb • To fall upon; fall all over; overtake • To happen. • To happen to. • To fall. noun • A happening; occurrence; chance; event. adjective • Appertaining; appropriate; fitting. | ||||||||
casus | nounn | |||||||
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chance event | nounn | |||||||
noun • anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause |