incidental | Definition of incidental

Synonyms and Antonyms of incidental

1 happening by chance

an incidental meeting of two ships in the middle of the Atlantic

Synonyms of incidental

accidental, casual, chance, fluky (also flukey), fortuitous, inadvertent, unintended, unintentional, unplanned, unpremeditated, unwitting

Words Related to incidental

aimless, arbitrary, desultory, haphazard, random

uncertain, unexpected, unforeseeable, unforeseen

coerced, forced, involuntary

unconscious, unprompted

Near Antonyms of incidental

certain, destined, expected, fixed, foreordained, foreseeable, foreseen, inevitable, predestined, predetermined, predictable, preordained, prescribed, sure

conscious, freewill, knowing, unforced, voluntary, volunteer, willful (or wilful)

Antonyms of incidental

calculated, deliberate, intended, intentional, planned, premeditated, premeditative, prepense, set

2 lacking importance

we still have to work out a few incidental details, but the proposal is largely complete

Synonyms of incidental

fiddling, foolish, frivolous, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, little, Mickey Mouse, minor, minute, negligible, nugatory, slight, small, small-fry, trifling, trivial, unimportant

Words Related to incidental

jerkwater, one-horse

nickel-and-dime, paltry, petty, small-time, worthless

anonymous, nameless, obscure, uncelebrated, unknown

Phrases Synonymous with incidental

neither here nor there

Near Antonyms of incidental

decisive, fatal, fateful

chief, dominant, overbearing, overmastering, overriding, principal

distinctive, exceptional, impressive, outstanding, prominent, remarkable

valuable, worthwhile, worthy

distinguished, eminent, great, illustrious, preeminent, prestigious

famous, notorious, renowned

all-important, basic, essential, fundamental, key

Antonyms of incidental

big, consequential, eventful, important, major, material, meaningful, momentous, significant, substantial, unfrivolous, weighty