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Noun
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An unfortunate incident that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally, typically resulting in damage or injury
mishap
casualty
misfortune
calamity
disaster
mischance
blow
misadventure
tragedy
catastrophe
contretemps
injury
setback
difficulty
problem
trouble
befalling
casus
crack-up
fender-bender
mistake
pileup
smashup
stack-up
total
unfortunate incident
upset
wrack-up
rear ender
stroke of bad luck
more ❯
“Doctors say he is making satisfactory progress after suffering extensive injuries in the accident five weeks ago today.”
Noun
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An event that happens by chance or that is without apparent or deliberate cause
chance
luck
coincidence
hazard
fate
fluke
fortune
fortuity
casualty
circumstance
freak
hap
serendipity
happenstance
mere chance
providence
adventure
contingency
good luck
happening
happy chance
occasion
occurrence
turn
twist of fate
bit of luck
bit of good luck
chance event
piece of good fortune
destiny
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“Through the fortunate accident of having a tedious instructor I had gained a year!”
Noun
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A crash involving road or other vehicles
crash
smash
collision
bump
derailment
pile-up
RTA
smash-up
wreck
car accident
car crash
prang
shunt
air accident
air crash
multiple collision
multiple crash
rail accident
road accident
traffic accident
road traffic accident
pileup
stack
accumulation
smash up
disaster
fender-bender
crunch
ditch
splashdown
total
washout
sideswipe
rear-ender
crack-up
stack-up
fender bender
fender tag
“A teenage driver was killed when his car collided head-on with a heavy goods vehicle in a horrific accident on a major road near York.”
Noun
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A setback, or change for the worse
reverse
misfortune
setback
mishap
tragedy
blow
catastrophe
disaster
misadventure
adversity
affliction
trial
tribulation
hardship
failure
difficulty
woe
reversal
problem
distress
upset
disappointment
knock
vicissitude
defeat
check
lapse
hitch
rout
bath
snag
repulse
conquering
turnabout
vanquishment
bad luck
ill luck
hard times
non-success
more ❯
Noun
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A person harmed or killed as a result of an unfortunate event or action
victim
casualty
death
fatality
killed
dead
injured
mortality
loss
passing
wounded
disaster
tragedy
loser
mia
prey
calamity
slaughter
sufferer
deceased
catastrophe
martyr
demise
MIA
dead person
injured party
injured person
death toll
fatal accident
wounded person
number dead
number killed
number wounded
dead and injured
dead and wounded
loss of life
missing
subject
target
object
quarry
missing in action
departed
cadaver
kill
corpse
Noun
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A forceful collision of two things
impact
collision
contact
crash
impingement
smash
force
battering
pileup
sideswipe
wreck
smashup
bang
bump
clash
crush
hit
slam
brunt
shock
buffet
crunch
hammering
pounding
pummeling
pummeledUS
pummellingUK
ram
smack
encounter
meeting
fender bender
fender-bender
head-on
rear-ender
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Noun
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A serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action
emergency
crisis
extremity
exigency
danger
difficulty
disaster
plight
predicament
scrape
calamity
catastrophe
quandary
crunch
fix
mess
necessity
pinch
clutch
conjuncture
crossroads
dilemma
Dunkirk
head
hole
jam
juncture
pickle
strait
tinderbox
spot
tight corner
tight spot
urgent situation
boiling point
breaking point
climax
compulsion
crossroad
crunch time
depression
desperate straits
dire straits
distress
flash point
impasse
meltdown
misadventure
pass
pressure
push
squeeze
tension
tragedy
trauma
unforeseen circumstances
urgency
vicissitude
zero hour
critical situation
hot water
panic stations
turning point
more ❯
Noun
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A happening
perdurant
happening
occurrent
incident
event
affair
circumstance
episode
phenomenon
occasion
experience
occurrence
activity
development
case
hap
proceeding
adventure
thing
eventuality
action
matter
fact
contingency
transaction
transpiration
state
situation
juncture
pass
more ❯
Noun
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A future event or circumstance which is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty
contingence
case
possibility
event
eventuality
likelihood
contingent
contingency
emergency
predicament
chance
probability
risk
prospect
fortuity
odds
potential
potentiality
capability
uncertainty
occurrence
happenstance
hazard
happenchance
chance event
danger
hope
fear
liability
fluke
more ❯
Noun
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Danger of loss, harm, or failure
jeopardy
danger
peril
endangerment
risk
vulnerability
insecurity
precariousness
exposure
hazard
imperilment
liability
venture
distress
instability
perilousness
riskiness
threat
trouble
uncertainty
chance
difficulty
double-trouble
gamble
menace
pitfall
at risk
harm's way
on the line
on the spot
out on a limb
more ❯
Noun
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A fall, such as from a horse or bicycle
spill
fall
tumble
topple
cropper
drop
slip
stumble
header
nosedive
roll
trip
plunge
flop
dive
collapse
belly flop
crash
descent
flip
wipeout
false step
skid
pitch
slide
misstep
tailspin
toss
pratfall
stagger
more ❯
Noun
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A mistake, typically unintentional
stumble
error
mistake
blunder
slip
gaffe
fault
oversight
boob
lapse
clanger
misstep
gaff
inaccuracy
goof
slipup
fluff
flub
fumble
screwup
miscue
clinker
trip
brick
bobble
blooper
bungle
hesitation
mishap
upset
boo-boo
slip-up
faux pas
more ❯
Noun
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Divine act
act of God
earthquake
hurricane
marvel
phenomenon
tornado
wonder
circumstances beyond one's control
force majeure
freak accident
inevitable accident
natural disaster
supernatural event
unavoidable casualty
unforeseen event
vis major
predetermination
uncontrollable event
Noun
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An eccentricity in a person or thing's character or behavior
quirk
eccentricity
peculiarity
idiosyncrasy
oddity
anomaly
mannerism
singularity
kink
individualism
crotchet
erraticism
curiosity
twist
quiddity
quip
trick
tic
caprice
aberration
irregularity
whim
vagary
whimsy
fad
thing
obsession
coincidence
equivocation
hang-up
idée fixe
more ❯
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