inadvertently

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˌɪnəˈdvɜrtəntliː/

📖 Definitions

  1. adverb
    Without intention; accidentally; through lack of attention or care.; In a manner that is not noticed or observed; unawares.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Collocations

inadvertently causeinadvertently revealinadvertently deleteinadvertently discloseinadvertently omitinadvertently trigger

Derivatives

inadvertentinadvertenceadvertadvertent

Synonyms

accidentallyunintentionallyunwittinglyunknowinglyby mistake

Antonyms

deliberatelyintentionallypurposelyknowingly

Commonly confused

inadvertent
EN: 'Inadvertent' is the adjective form (e.g., 'an inadvertent error'); 'inadvertently' is the adverb form (e.g., 'she inadvertently deleted the file').
inadvertently
EN: Often misspelled as 'inadvertantly' or 'inadvertently'; the correct spelling uses '-ent-' not '-ant-'.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember the sequence: in-ad-VERT-ent-ly. The middle section is '-vert-' (from Latin 'vertere', to turn), and the suffix is '-ent-' not '-ant-'. A common misspelling is 'inadvertantly'.

💬 Examples

  1. She inadvertently deleted the important file while cleaning up her desktop.

  2. He inadvertently revealed the secret during casual conversation.