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Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

incident (noun)

something dependent on or subordinate to something else of greater or principal importance

a) an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience - happening

b) an accompanying minor occurrence or condition - concomitant

an action likely to lead to grave consequences especially in diplomatic matters - a serious border incident occurrence

incident (adjective)

occurring or likely to occur especially as a minor consequence or accompaniment - the confusion incident to moving day

dependent on or relating to another thing in law

falling or striking on something - incident light rays

Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus

incident (noun)

something that happens

SYNONYMS:

affair, circumstance, episode, hap, happening, incident, occasion, occurrence, thing

RELATED WORDS:

coincidence, co-occurrence, fluke, freak; landmark, milepost, milestone, page, phenomenon, turning point; adventure, experience, time; happenchance, happenstance; accident, crisis, emergency, juncture; achievement, deed, exploit, feat; news, tidings

incident (noun)

something that is found along with something else

SYNONYMS:

attendant, companion, concomitant, corollary, incident, obbligato

RELATED WORDS:

accessory ( accessary), adjunct, appendage; complement, supplement; counterpart, fellow, mate; consequence, follow-up; fixings, trimmings

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