unintended
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4.1
- adjective
- /ˌʌnɪnˈtɛndɪd/
- So we have here a classic case of unintended consequences.
- unintended consequences
- unintended effects
- unintended pregnancy
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Watch on YouTubeGovernment policies often have unintended effects now.
- Government policies often have unintended effects now.
- So we have here a classic case of unintended consequences.
- Brexit, the unintended consequences have been enormous.
- Let's talk about, for example, both unintended consequences and intended consequences.
- And we have a lot of bacteria inside us in a completely unintended way.
- And I think campaigns that are more short term need to be evaluated against a set of unintended consequences.
- Here's a really clean example of unintended consequences of ethical issues.
- They argue that all of us living in this society and culture are subject to unintended bias, unconscious bias.
- So you are game theory suggests that it will go that way, which is the law of unintended consequences.
- This was an unintended consequence to our podcast.
- And it does have that shame provoking, you know, unintended consequence to it.
- Since he sticks to his story, pun unintended, and then you stick to yours.
- It was, and it was maybe the the the best unintended benefit of of living with less.
Examples
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Programs for change, however, can fail due to the unintended consequences of implementing change.
Academic text (1990) -
But we've also found an unintended consequence.
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Government policies often have unintended effects now.
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And these stock options had two kinds of unintended consequences, OK.
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As we think about the Green Revolution, there are significant unintended consequences that are very clear.
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A vaccine had an unintended side effect.
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Brexit, the unintended consequences have been enormous.
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That's an example of unintended consequences, and it ended up having tremendous scientific impact.
Academic text (2011) -
Global market integration should push us to address the adverse, if unintended, consequences of our choices in the marketplace.
Academic text (2008) -
The new law had many unintended effects on local businesses.
Synonyms
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3.0
Happening by chance and not planned
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3.5
Happening by chance without getting ready first
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4.1
Happening by accident
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6.7
Not aware of what is happening and not done on purpose
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6.6
Not done on purpose and happening by accident
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7.5
Happening without being planned or thought about first
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5.6
Not planned or thought about before doing something
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7.3
Not planned or done on purpose
Antonyms
How Intentional
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unintended starts with un- meaning 'not' and the root intend meaning 'to plan', as in intention. So unintended means 'not planned' and is used for something that happens by accident rather than on purpose.