Simple meaning
What does Incident mean?
an event that happened.
Dictionary definition
an event that happened, especially one that is noticed or recorded.
Example sentences
Incident in a sentence
easy
In class, we used incident to describe what happened in the story.
medium
The worksheet asked students to explain incident in an everyday example.
hard
During discussion, students compared how incident changed the outcome of the situation.
Synonyms
Words like Incident
related termSimilar meaning used in caution or problem contexts.
close wordA near meaning with small usage differences.
Antonyms
Opposite words
opposite conditionA useful contrast in meaning.
safer stateShows a more secure opposite situation.
Word family
Incident word family
Base word
incident
noun
incident
Base form.
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Practice 1
What does incident mean?
Incident means an event that happened.
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