What is another word for accident?

Common synonyms for accident include stroke, fortuity, chance event.

What is the plural of accident?

The plural of accident is accidents.

/ˈæk.sə.dənt/noun3 syllables

Accident means: anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause.

noun, as in anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause

stroke, fortuity, chance event

noun

anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause“winning the lottery was a happy accident”

an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

If that is true, then he is not responsible for the accident.CK
If it had not been for the accident, we would have been in time.CK
The airplane accident took place yesterday, a long way off at sea.fekundulo
It is true that he did it, whether by accident or by design.Zifre
If he had not met with that accident, he would be alive now.CK
With a little more care, the driver could have avoided such a tragic accident.slyfin
It is a pity that nobody was saved in the accident, isn't it?unknown
As a result of the accident, several passengers were killed.CM

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as a noun