1. in the sense of mischance
- misfortune
- mishap
- mischance
- misadventure
- injury
- unfortunate incident
- tragedy
- disaster
- contretemps
- catastrophe
- blow
- calamity
- problem
- trouble
- casualty
- difficulty
2. in the sense of bump
- collision
- crash
- car crash
- bump
- road accident
- car accident
- multiple crash
- traffic accident
- rail accident
- multiple collision
- air accident
- derailment
- smash
- air crash
- RTA
- road traffic accident
- smash-up
- wreck
- shunt
- pile-up
- prang
3. in the sense of chance
- mere chance
- chance
- twist of fate
- coincidence
- hazard
- freak
- (bit of) luck
- piece of good fortune
- fluke
- (bit of) good luck
- serendipity
- happy chance
- fortuity
- fate
- providence
- fortune
- happenstance
4. in the sense of accidentally
- accidentally
- fortuitously
- by chance
- coincidentally
- by a fluke
- by coincidence
- inadvertently
- unintentionally
- unknowingly
- unwittingly
- unconsciously
- unawares
- mistakenly
- by mistake
Example Sentences of Accident
1. She broke her leg in a car accident.
2. The accident caused a major traffic jam.
3. He apologized for the accident in the lab.
4. It was just a minor accident, no one was hurt.
5. The accident happened near the school.
6. They witnessed the accident from across the street.
7. His injury was the result of a bike accident.
8. She spilled the coffee by accident.
9. The factory accident led to new safety rules.
10. He got insurance after his first accident.
11. An accident on the highway delayed our trip.
12. The child caused an accident while playing.
13. The accident left her shaken but unharmed.
14. It was a terrible accident involving two trucks.
15. He was blamed for the accident unfairly.
16. The accident was reported immediately to the police.
17. She narrowly avoided a serious accident.
18. A construction accident stopped the project.
19. He broke the vase by accident.
20. The accident served as a wake-up call for the company.