反义词是by accident,意思是偶然的,例如:

1、I met the man quite by accident, and we began a conversation, I learnt he was an old seaman12 who kept an inn13,我十分偶然地碰上这个人,然后我们就聊起来。我了解到他是个老水手,现在在这里开一家旅馆

2、I found the things quite by accident.我十分偶然地发现了这些事。