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inadvertently

adverbCommon GRE wordMore I words

without intending to, by accident

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Inadvertently in a sentence

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She inadvertently deleted the file while clearing out a folder she thought was empty.

Synonyms
unintentionallyaccidentallyunwittingly
Antonyms
deliberatelyintentionallyknowingly
Common questions

Questions about “inadvertently

Inadvertently (adverb) means without intending to, by accident
Here is inadvertently used in an example sentence: "She inadvertently deleted the file while clearing out a folder she thought was empty."
Common synonyms for inadvertently include unintentionally, accidentally, unwittingly.
Antonyms of inadvertently include deliberately, intentionally, knowingly.
Inadvertently is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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