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Synonyms of incident

11 similar words

Another word for incident is episode. Other synonyms of incident are happening, affair, proceeding, goings-on and befalling.

Synonyms and similar words for incident

nounAn event or occurrence.

  • proceedingAn event or happening; something that happens.
  • affairAny proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely.
  • befallingA happening; occurrence; chance; event.
  • episodeA discrete but connected event, situation, or period within a broader sequence, narrative, or life course.
  • instance
  • event
  • goings-onOccurrences; things that go on, occur, or happen; events; activities.
  • happeningSomething that happens.
  • occurrence
  • hap archaic, slang
  • occasion obsoleteAn occurrence or incident.

Meaning of incident

  1. noun An event or occurrence.
  2. noun A (relatively minor) event that is incidental to, or related to others.
  3. noun An event that causes or may cause an interruption or a crisis, such as a workplace illness or a software error.

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Questions about synonyms of incident

What is another word for incident?
Incident has 11 synonyms on Word.ws, such as episode, happening, affair, proceeding, goings-on, befalling, event and instance.
What does incident mean?
Incident means an event or occurrence.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: incident (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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