COINCIDENTALLY Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

coincidentally

adverb

(ˌ)kō-ˌin(t)-sə-ˈdent-lē

Definition of coincidentally

as in coincidently

at one and the same time the final stages of the Napoleonic Wars were fought coincidentally with the U.S.-British conflict known as the War of 1812

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Recent Examples of coincidentally The final batter that Smith retired, coincidentally enough, was Bailey, who watched a four-seam fastball go by for strike three to end the game. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026 And, coincidentally, their daughters, Roe and Olivia, were born about six hours apart. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2026 Brodeur coincidentally pulled up the actual weeds on the property June 19, just before Dantona received the first non-compliance notice. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Not coincidentally, at least in regards to my thesis here, all of Season 6 is driven by Buffy’s grief. — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coincidentally

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Baltimore had coincidently fallen 17 points below its scoring average, and the Ravens fell to 1-3 for the first time since 2015 — a campaign that ended with a 5-11 record.

— Mike Jones, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
In Oshkosh, Franki runs a foundation that fights teen suicide and, coincidently, the office space sits in an old George Webb location.

— Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025

Definition of coincidently

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Netflix has been pursuing agreements with dozens of prominent YouTubers, paying creators such as Alan Chikin Chow and Nick DiGiovanni to post their videos on YouTube and Netflix concurrently.

— Lucas Shaw, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
The sentences are to run concurrently for a total of 10 years imprisonment.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of concurrently

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Then law enforcement officers can search that data using natural-language descriptions (for example car color or a bumper sticker) across thousands of jurisdictions simultaneously.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
Now, she was being asked to begin another intense process while simultaneously processing a cancer diagnosis.

— Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 24 Aug. 2026

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