adv
coincidentally
adv
1
By chance, without any planned connection.
"Coincidentally, we were both wearing the same jacket that day."
How to Use Coincidentally
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishUsed to point out that something happened by chance rather than by design.
Common pairings
coincidentally, both...
quite coincidentally
Word Forms
more coincidentally comparative, most coincidentally superlative
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Etymology
From coincidental + -ly.