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 Perhaps not coincidentally, the Royals broadcast team dropped in Awful Announcing’s ranking of the 30 MLB television crews. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026 Not coincidentally, those states post some of the strongest coverage numbers in the country. — A.j. Russo, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026 Lin, not coincidentally, was also the violinist when Quartet La Jolla was first played 15 years ago. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026 Instead of using incisions or drilling into the skull, CoMind (coincidentally like Olix) uses infrared lasers and light signals to measure brain activity. — Alexandra York, Forbes.com, 21 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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Tehran vowed to retaliate and is concurrently rebuilding its military and, according to reports, may be planning on expanding the war, including escalation into Europe.

— Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
His Canyon County sentence is running concurrently with his prison term in the Ada County case.

— Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of concurrently

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Crews may have to navigate at night, in poor weather or through areas affected by dust and smoke, while simultaneously maintaining awareness of threats and obstacles.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
Their advantage can come from scale, diversity of telemetry and the ability to learn across many different environments simultaneously.

— Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

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