unintended

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˌʌnɪˈntɛndɪd/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Not deliberate or planned; happening without being intended or purposefully caused.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Collocations

unintended consequencesunintended effectsunintended side effectsunintended resultunintended outcome

Derivatives

unintendedlyunintentionalunintentionallyintendintended

Synonyms

unplannedunintentionalinadvertentaccidentalunforeseenunanticipated

Antonyms

intendeddeliberateintentionalplanned

Commonly confused

unintentional
EN: 'Unintentional' is more common and broader in usage; 'unintended' often implies a specific plan or design that was not fulfilled, while 'unintentional' simply means not done on purpose.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember the double 'n': 'unintended' (un + intended). Do not write 'unintened' or 'unintented'.

💬 Examples

  1. The policy had unintended consequences that affected thousands of families.