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ACCIDENTS Synonyms

There are 22 synonyms of the word accidents. (exact relations)
There are 7 hypernyms of the word accidents. (close relations)
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blunders
nounn
noun

• an embarrassing mistake

verb

• commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake

• make one's way clumsily or blindly

• utter impulsively

calamities
nounn
noun

• an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

casualties
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

contingencies
nounn
noun

• a possible event or occurrence or result

• the state of being contingent on something

disasters
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

fortunes
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)

incidents
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

mischances
nounn
noun

• an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate

• an instance of misfortune

misfortunes
nounn
noun

• unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event

• an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes

mishandles
verbv
verb

• make a mess of, destroy or ruin

• manage badly or incompetently

mishaps
nounn
noun

• an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate

• an instance of misfortune

oversights
nounn
noun

• an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something

• management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group

• a mistake resulting from inattention

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

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

mishap
nounn
noun

• an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate

• an instance of misfortune

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.

Best Hypernyms For ACCIDENTS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for accidents, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (6)
happening misadventure mischance mishap occurrence occurrent
Phrases (1)
natural event

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