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

Investigators later learned that days after Tran’s killing, the suspects identified by the informant had been arrested in unrelated incidents in Southern California. — Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026

In live incidents, leaders quickly discover whether their teams can maintain role clarity while still flexing to cover gaps, or whether confusion over ownership and authority slows them down when time matters most. — David Etue, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Shooting incidents are down 7%, to 389 from 417, and the number of shooting victims is also down, 5%, to 471 from 494. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026

Following those incidents, the museum reinforced its security systems this past spring, notably with the installation of more cameras. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026

In Chicago, a police watchdog agency routinely releases body camera video of shootings and other serious use-of-force incidents within 60 days. — Ryan J. Foley, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

The only new images are artists’ re-creations of incidents recounted in some of the reports. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026

Crime reached a breaking point that summer after a drive-by shooting killed a man at Progress Park, topping off a string of violent incidents in the neighborhood just northeast of uptown Charlotte. — Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026

Police say the incidents took place across three different precincts in the Bronx, but did not provide specific locations. — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 31 July 2026