Thesaurus article:by accident

by accident

If something happensby accident, it happens by chance. You can also say that it happensaccidentally.

I deleted the photo by accident.

I accidentally deleted the photo.

Two opposites ofby accidentaredeliberatelyoron purpose.

The group was deliberately targeting civilians.

You did it on purpose!

If something happensby mistake, it happens as a result of someone’s mistake.

I deleted the files by mistake.

You can also say that something was donein error.

Her name was passed to the police in error.

an accident

a traffic accident

单词	thesaurus/articles/by-accident
释义	Thesaurus article:by accident by accident If something happensby accident, it happens by chance. You can also say that it happensaccidentally. I deleted the photo by accident. I accidentally deleted the photo. Two opposites ofby accidentaredeliberatelyoron purpose. The group was deliberately targeting civilians. You did it on purpose! If something happensby mistake, it happens as a result of someone’s mistake. I deleted the files by mistake. You can also say that something was donein error. Her name was passed to the police in error. Related articles an accident a traffic accident Cambridge English Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//thesaurus/articles/by-accident##
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