🔄 Synonyms of "Incident"
5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| incidentalnoun | Loosely associated; of limited relevance except indirectly; only accidentally related. |
| secondarynoun | Next in order to the first or primary; of second place in origin, rank, etc. |
| peripheralnoun | Unimportant. |
| parentheticalnoun | using, containing, or within parenthesis |
| parenthetic | Of, pertaining to, or as if using parentheses |
↔️ Antonyms of "Incident"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| basicnoun | Elementary, simple, fundamental, merely functional. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Incident"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| secondarynoun | (ornithology) Any flight feather attached to the ulna (forearm) of a bird. |
| incidentalnoun | Minor items, not further defined. Incidental expense. |
| peripheralnoun | (computing) A peripheral device. |
| parenthetic | Of, pertaining to, or as if using parentheses |
| parentheticalnoun | A word or phrase within parentheses. |
| sidenoun | A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape. |
| bynoun | (rail transport) The station code of Byculla railway station in India. |
| byenoun | The position of a person or team in a tournament or competition who draws no opponent in a particular round so advances to the next round unopposed, or is awarded points for a win in a league table; also the phantom opponent of such a person or team. |
| incidencenoun | The act of something happening; occurrence. |
| eventnoun | An occurrence; something that happens. |
| occurrencenoun | An actual instance when a situation occurs; an event or happening. |
| casenoun | An actual event, situation, or fact. |
| occasionnoun | The time when something happens. |
| situationnoun | The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs. |
| contingencynoun | (countable) A possibility; something which may or may not happen. A chance occurrence, especially in finance, unexpected expenses. |
| incomingnoun | (countable) The act of coming in; arrival. |
| whatsoever | (chiefly in the negative) In any way; at all; whatever. |
| factnoun | Something actual as opposed to invented. |
| interventionnoun | The action of intervening; interfering in some course of events. |
| interlocutorynoun | Interpolated discussion or dialogue. |
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