unintended

Adjective

Meaning

not deliberate

Source: WordNet

random accidental involuntary incidental reflexive coincidental inadvertent unwitting fortuitous unintentional unforeseen adventitious uncaused fluky unwilled

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intended measured calculated intentional prescribed teleological

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unindented

I am not out to destroy Microsoft, that would be a completely unintended side effect. Linus Torvalds

If they are opposed to abortion, they should be for preventing unintended pregnancies. Louise Slaughter

Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to achieve anything useful. Margaret Wheatley

Call me an extremist but killing a few hundred million people seems like the sort of method that might have unintended consequences. James Nicoll

Many people recognize that technology often comes with unintended and undesirable side effects. Leon Kass

No one feels the pains that arise from unintended injury. Nigerian Proverb