Synonyms: incident
Definition: a single distinct event
Similar words: natural event, occurrence, occurrent, happening
Definition: an event that happens
Synonyms: incident
Definition: a public disturbance
Usage: the police investigated an incident at the bus station
Similar words: disruption, disturbance, to-do, commotion, flutter, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle
Definition: a disorderly outburst or tumult
Usage: they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused
Synonyms: incident, incidental
Definition: (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence
Usage: incidental expenses; the road will bring other incidental advantages; extra duties incidental to the job; labor problems incidental to a rapid expansion; confusion incidental to a quick change
Similar words: omissible
Definition: capable of being left out
Similar words: parenthetic, parenthetical
Definition: qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses
Usage: parenthetical remarks
Similar words: peripheral
Definition: related to the key issue but not of central importance
Usage: a peripheral interest; energy is far from a peripheral issue in the economy; peripheral issues
Similar words: secondary
Definition: depending on or incidental to what is original or primary
Usage: a secondary infection