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INCIDENTS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for INCIDENTS?

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Incidents as an Adjective
Definitions of "Incidents" as an adjective
Synonyms of "Incidents" as an adjective (1 Word)
Usage Examples of "Incidents" as an adjective
Associations of "Incidents" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Incidents” are: incidental

Incidents as an Adjective

Definitions of "Incidents" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “incidents” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

(sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence.
Falling or striking of light rays on something.
Minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence.

Synonyms of "Incidents" as an adjective (1 Word)

incidental

Not of prime or central importance.
Labor problems incidental to a rapid expansion.

Usage Examples of "Incidents" as an adjective

Extra duties incidental to the job.
The road will bring other incidental advantages.
Confusion incidental to a quick change.
Incidental expenses.
Labor problems incidental to a rapid expansion.

Associations of "Incidents" (30 Words)

accident	Anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause. Winning the lottery was a happy accident.
accidental	A sign indicating a momentary departure from the key signature by raising or lowering a note. The location is accidental* and contributes nothing to the poem.*
accidentally	Of a minor or subordinate nature. They met accidentally.
activate	Make active or more active. Activate a metal.
actually	Used to introduce a new topic or to add information to a previous statement. No one actually* saw the shark.*
case	A set of facts or arguments supporting one side in a legal case. A typical case* was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor.*
coincidence	A remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances without apparent causal connection. He waited for the coincidence* of the target and the cross hairs.*
contemporaneous	Of the same period. Pythagoras was contemporaneous* with Buddha.*
episode	Each of the separate instalments into which a serialized story or radio or television programme is divided. The whole episode* has been a major embarrassment.*
event	A thing that happens or takes place, especially one of importance. Staff have been holding a number of events to raise money for charity.
exist	Have an existence be extant. Dossiers existed on almost everyone of prominence.
hap	An accidental happening. He recorded all the little haps and mishaps of his life.
happen	Happen occur or be the case in the course of events or by chance Santayana. The afternoon when the disturbance happened.
happening	An event or occurrence. Altogether it was an eerie happening.
inadvertently	Without knowledge or intention. His name had been inadvertently* omitted from the list.*
incidence	The relative frequency of occurrence of something. The point of incidence* of the beam.*
incidental	An item that is incidental. Labor problems incidental* to a rapid expansion.*
materialize	Come into being; become reality. The train failed to materialize.
occasion	Give occasion to. Sunday lunch has a suitable sense of occasion* about it.*
occur	Come to one’s mind; suggest itself. Nothing occurred that seemed important.
occurrence	An event that happens. The occurrence* of natural gas fields.*
pentathlon	An athletic event comprising five different events for each competitor in particular also modern pentathlon an event involving fencing shooting swimming riding and cross country running.
phenomenon	A remarkable development. The band was a pop phenomenon* just for their sales figures alone.*
recur	Happen or occur again. This is a recurring story.
recurring	(of a thought, image, or memory) repeatedly coming back to a person’s mind. They are haunted by a recurring* image of their daughter on the night she died.*
traumatic	Psychologically painful. She was going through a traumatic* divorce.*
unexpected	Not expected or regarded as likely to happen. His death was totally unexpected.
unforeseen	Not anticipated- H.W.Glidden. Unforeseen circumstances.
unintentionally	Not on purpose. Unintentionally rude song lyrics.
upcoming	About to happen; forthcoming. The upcoming* election.*