coincidence

Definition

  • noun: a situation in which events happen at the same time in a way that is not planned or expected
  • noun: the act or condition of 'coinciding'
  • often + 'of'
  • synonyms: concurrence, agreement

Examples

  • There is a 'coincidence of' interests between the companies. [=the companies share the same interests]

  • It was mere/pure/sheer 'coincidence' that brought them together so far from Chicago.

  • It was no 'coincidence' that he quit his job at the bank a day after the robbery.

Movie quotes

  • (..) I thought of something. Hmm, for instance? Well, uh, for instance, supposing I told you that your fly was undone? By remarkable coincidence, so is yours. Oh, no, not again. Ah, I see you are familiar with the "open fly" ploy. Well, so am I. (..)
    1975 The Return of the Pink Panther