| ADJECTIVE | all | incidental, incident | (sometimes followed by 'to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence |
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| all | incidental, nonessential, accidental | not of prime or central importance | |
| all | incidental, attendant, consequent, accompanying, concomitant, ensuant, resultant, sequent, collateral | following or accompanying as a consequence | |
| NOUN | possession | incidental, incidental expense, minor expense | (frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified |
| communication | incidental | an item that is incidental |
| Sounds | ih.nsihdeh'ntahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | (sometimes followed by 'to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence. | |
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| Synonym | incident | |
| Narrower | omissible | capable of being left out |
| parenthetic, parenthetical | Qualifying or explaining | |
| peripheral | related to the key issue but not of central importance | |
| secondary | Depending on or incidental to what is original or primary | |
| Opposite | basic | pertaining to or constituting / constituting a base or basis |
| Spanish | circunstancial, incidental | |
| Catalan | circumstancial, incidental | |
| Adverbs | incidentally | of a minor or subordinate nature |
| Meaning | not of prime or central importance. | |
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| Synonyms | nonessential, accidental | |
| Broader | inessential, unessential | not basic or fundamental |
| Spanish | incidental | |
| Meaning | Following or accompanying as a consequence. | |
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| Example | "snags incidental to the changeover in management" | |
| Synonyms | attendant, consequent, accompanying, concomitant, ensuant, resultant, sequent, collateral | |
| Broader | subsequent | Following in time or order |
| Spanish | concomitante, consecuente, consiguiente, resultante | |
| Catalan | acompanyant, concomitant, consegüent, conseqüent, resultant | |
| Meaning | (frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified. | |
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| Example | "he requested reimbursement of $7 for incidental expenses" | |
| Synonyms | incidental expense, minor expense | |
| Broader | expense | money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer |
| Usage of | plural, plural form | The form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
| Spanish | gasto accesorio, gastos incidentales | |
| Meaning | An item that is incidental. | |
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| Broader | item, point | A distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list |
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