His criticism only referred to incidental matters.
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Incidental
/ɪnsɪˈdɛntəl/
Synonyms for "incidental" (218 found)
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Closest matches (44)
Adjective(5 words)
accessoryacciaccaturaaccidentaccidentalaccompanyingaddendumadditionadditionaladjunctadoadriftadscititiousadventitiousafloatafootaleatoryancillaryappendageappoggiaturaappurtenance
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appurtenantarabesquearticleascititiousaspectauxiliarybeside the markbeside the pointbeside the questionby the wayby-the-waycadencecadenzacasecasual
Adjective(1 words)
Noun(3 words)
Strong matches (65)
Adjective(10 words)
casual daycasual mannercasual observercoincidentalcollateralconcomitantconsequentensuantinadvertentincident
causelesschancechancycircumstantialcollateralcoloraturaconditionalcontingencycontingentcountcurrentdatumdestinaldetaildiceydivisiondoingelementembellishmenteventuating
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Adjective(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
incidental expense
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indirectinessentialinsignificantinstanceirrelativeirrelevantitemlesserlittlelong mordentmattermere chanceminorminor detailminutiaminutiaemordentnegligiblenihil ad remnonessential
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not at issuenot-selfoccasionaloccurringoddoffoff the subjectonon footongoingornamentotherout-of-the-waypaltryparentheticparentheticalpart timepart-timeparticularpassagepassingpettypointpralltrillerprevailingprevalentprovisionalrandomregardrespectresultantriskyrouladerunsecondaryserendipitoussidesingle mordentsparespare timesubordinatesubsidiarysuperaddedsuperadditionsuperfluoussupervenientsupplementsupplementalsupplementarytaking placethingtriflingtrivialturnuncausedunder wayundeterminedunessentialunexpectedunforeseeableunforeseenunimportantunlooked forunlooked-forunplannedunpredictable
Adjective(14 words)
irrelevant detailnonessentialperipheralperipheral issueperipheral townrandom taskresultantsecondarysequentside topicside-issue examplesubordinate culturetangentialunintentional
Noun(8 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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6 entriesincidental evidenceincidental expensesincidental findingsincidental parameterincidental resultsincidental to
Inflections
2 entriesmore incidentalmost incidental
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3 entriesAntonyms
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8 entriesSample sentences
8 total sentences available.
My activities on the Web are mainly for self-promotion. It's not really a public service, as the audience is merely incidental and I might be solipsistic. It's a window for vanity with the aim of promoting my own hobbies. If there's an audience, then fine, but if none, then fine, too. If you think that the information is helpful or entertaining, then "it's good for you."
Source: tatoeba (10557708)
It is of the highest importance in the art of detection to be able to recognize, out of a number of facts, which are incidental and which vital.
Source: tatoeba (10689062)
Having gathered these facts, Watson, I smoked several pipes over them, trying to separate those which were crucial from others which were merely incidental.
Source: tatoeba (10692537)
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