INCIDENT Synonyms
19 hypernyms for incident. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for INCIDENT
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| accident | noun n | |||||
noun • an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury • anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause | ||||||
| affair | noun n | |||||
noun • a vaguely specified concern • a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship • a formal or official social gathering or ceremony of people | ||||||
| circumstance | noun n | |||||
noun • a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity • the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event • information that should be kept in mind when making a decision • formal ceremony about important occasions | ||||||
| episode | noun n | |||||
noun • a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events • a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series • a part of a broadcast serial • film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie | ||||||
| event | noun n | |||||
noun • something that happens at a given place and time • a special set of circumstances • a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory • a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon | ||||||
| eventuality | noun n | |||||
noun • a possible event or occurrence or result | ||||||
| experience | noun n | |||||
noun • the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities • the content of direct observation or participation in an event • an event as apprehended verb • undergo or live through a difficult experience • have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations • go through (mental or physical states or experiences) • undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind • undergo | ||||||
| happening | verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj | |||||
noun • an event that happens | ||||||
| occurrence | noun n | |||||
noun • an event that happens • an instance of something occurring | ||||||
| situation | noun n | |||||
noun • the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time • a condition or position in which you find yourself • a complex or critical or unusual difficulty • physical position in relation to the surroundings • a job in an organization | ||||||
| incidental | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence noun • (frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified • an item that is incidental adjective satellite • not of prime or central importance • occurring with or following as a consequence | ||||||