Synonyms of incidents

incidents

noun

plural of incident

1

as in events

something that happens

the odd little incident was reported in the local paper

Synonyms & Similar Words

• events
• things
• circumstances
• episodes
• occurrences
• happenings
• experiences
• accidents
• occasions
• affairs
• times
• coincidences
• haps
• phenomena
• adventures
• pages
• news
• crises
• emergencies
• flukes
• landmarks
• milestones
• turning points
• happenstances
• co-occurrences
• achievements
• deeds
• feats
• exploits
• mileposts
• freaks
• tidings
• junctures
• happenchances

2

as in accompaniments

something that is found along with something else

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accompaniments
• consequences
• concomitants
• attendants
• corollaries
• companions
• appendages
• obbligatos
• accessories
• complements
• adjuncts
• counterparts
• supplements
• trimmings
• follow-ups
• fellows
• fixings
• mates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of incidents

The International Press Institute, a nonprofit that aims to protect media freedom, recorded 26 incidents of attacks and threats in the five months to March. — Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026

The Washington Post and other news outlets have recently reported on incidents of individual police officers misusing information collected by license plate readers for personal reasons, such as tracking the movements of former romantic partners. — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2026

The Hartford Police Department’s Major Crimes and Crime Scene Divisions are investigating the two incidents, according to Boisvert. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026

The efforts speak to the increasingly stringent measures public agencies and lawmakers in California are attempting in order to stem a troubling rise in e-bike incidents. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Surveillance footage from neighbors’ cameras shows people near Veilleux’s car around the time of the incidents, though the videos do not directly capture the windows being broken. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026

Communities facing such issues should work closely with qualified legal counsel to properly chronicle all such dangerous and volatile incidents. — Evonne Andris, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026

The employee reported the incidents to her unit manager prompting an investigation. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026

Further details of the incidents, which attorneys compiled from school records, police records and cellphone records, are expected to be discussed in court Friday. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026