Synonyms of incidence

incidence

noun

as in prevalence

the rate at which something happens

They found an increased incidence of crime in the city when social programs were cut.

Related Words

• prevalence
• occurrence
• frequency
• frequence
• chronicity
• appearance
• regularity
• continuousness
• constancy
• commonness
• frequentness

Dissimilar Words

• infrequency
• unusualness
• rareness
• uncommonness
• infrequence

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of incidence

Black men have a higher incidence and more aggressive disease,6 so earlier screening may be recommended when the patient speaks with the doctor, especially if there is a family history of the disease. — Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 1 Sep. 2026

Department officials closed all of the complaints for being unfounded, mirroring previous incidences where the agency classified all bias complaints in previous years as unfounded or exonerated. — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2026

Engineers deliberately chose a fairly low-traffic area without a large incidence of crashes in case the roundabout didn’t go well. — Susan Bromley, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Data on disease incidence and spread were hard to acquire and exasperatingly incomplete. — Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

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