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Synonyms & Antonyms of incidental
(Entry 1 of 2)
- an incidental meeting of two ships in the middle of the Atlantic
Synonyms for incidental
- accidental,
- casual,
- chance,
- fluky
- (also flukey),
- fortuitous,
- inadvertent,
- unintended,
- unintentional,
- unplanned,
- unpremeditated,
- unwitting
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- we still have to work out a few incidental details, but the proposal is largely complete
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incidental
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of incidental (Entry 2 of 2)
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for incidental
- accessory
- (also accessary),
- accoutrement
- (or accouterment),
- adapter
- (also adaptor),
- add-on,
- adjunct,
- appendage,
- appliance,
- attachment,
- option
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“Incidental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incidental. Accessed 3 Oct. 2022.
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The first known use of incidental was in 1644
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