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incidental

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of incidental

1 happening by chance

  • an incidental meeting of two ships in the middle of the Atlantic
Synonyms of incidental

accidental, casual, chance, fluky (also flukey), fortuitous, inadvertent, unintended, unintentional, unplanned, unpremeditated, unwitting
Words Related to incidental

coincidental

freak, odd

aimless, arbitrary, desultory, haphazard, random

uncertain, unexpected, unforeseeable, unforeseen

coerced, forced, involuntary

unconscious, unprompted
Near Antonyms of incidental

certain, destined, expected, fixed, foreordained, foreseeable, foreseen, inevitable, predestined, predetermined, predictable, preordained, prescribed, sure

conscious, freewill, knowing, unforced, voluntary, volunteer, willful (or wilful)
Antonyms of incidental

calculated, deliberate, intended, intentional, planned, premeditated, premeditative, prepense, set

2 lacking importance

  • we still have to work out a few incidental details, but the proposal is largely complete
Synonyms of incidental

fiddling, foolish, frivolous, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, little, Mickey Mouse, minor, minute, negligible, nugatory, slight, small, small-fry, trifling, trivial, unimportant
Words Related to incidental

jerkwater, one-horse

nickel-and-dime, paltry, petty, small-time, worthless

anonymous, nameless, obscure, uncelebrated, unknown
Phrases Synonymous with incidental

neither here nor there
Near Antonyms of incidental

decisive, fatal, fateful

chief, dominant, overbearing, overmastering, overriding, principal

distinctive, exceptional, impressive, outstanding, prominent, remarkable

valuable, worthwhile, worthy

distinguished, eminent, great, illustrious, preeminent, prestigious

famous, notorious, renowned

all-important, basic, essential, fundamental, key
Antonyms of incidental

big, consequential, eventful, important, major, material, meaningful, momentous, significant, substantial, unfrivolous, weighty

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