coincidences

NOUN

agreement; coexistence

Synonyms

STRONG

accompaniment accord accordance collaboration concomitance concurrence conformity conjunction consonance correlation correspondence parallelism synchronism union

Antonyms

STRONG

difference disagreement disconnection discord division nonconformity refusal separation

WEAK

clash design deviation divergence mismatch plan scheme

NOUN

accidental happening

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accident fate fluke happening

STRONG

chance eventuality fortuity incident luck

WEAK

happy accident stroke of luck

Antonyms

STRONGEST

plan

WEAK

clash design deviation difference disagreement divergence mismatch scheme

Example Sentences

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Coincidences and wisecracks abound in this fast-paced caper: Think “Knives Out” meets “Fargo.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Coincidences certainly occur, but they can’t be relied on by a magician.

From New York Times • Jan. 2, 2023

Coincidences comfort her that somehow the couple are still around, somehow sending a message.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2022

Coincidences were unmasked, tangles of dangling details spun into a single, damning narrative.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2018

Expected Values: From Blood Testing to Chuck-a-Luck Coincidences or extreme values catch the eye, but average or “expected” values are generally more informative.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos