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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

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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