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incident

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of incident

1 something that happens

  • the odd little incident was reported in the local paper
Synonyms of incident

affair, circumstance, episode, event, hap, happening, occasion, occurrence, thing
Words Related to incident

coincidence, co-occurrence, fluke, freak

landmark, milepost, milestone, page, phenomenon, turning point

adventure, experience, time

happenchance, happenstance

accident, crisis, emergency, juncture

achievement, deed, exploit, feat

news, tidings

2 something that is found along with something else

  • a teen discovering that taxes are the inevitable and evil incident of a paying job
Synonyms of incident

accompaniment, attendant, companion, concomitant, corollary, obbligato
Words Related to incident

accessory (also accessary), adjunct, appendage

complement, supplement

counterpart, fellow, mate

consequence, follow-up

fixings, trimmings

Synonym Discussion of incident

occurrence, event, incident, episode, circumstance mean something that happens or takes place. occurrence may apply to a happening without intent, volition, or plan.
    • an encounter that was a chance occurrence
event usually implies an occurrence of some importance and frequently one having antecedent cause.
    • the events following the assassination
incident suggests an occurrence of brief duration or secondary importance.
    • a minor wartime incident
episode stresses the distinctiveness or apartness of an incident.
    • a brief romantic episode in a life devoted to work
circumstance implies a specific detail attending an action or event as part of its setting or background.
    • couldn't recall the exact circumstances

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