incidental
Along the way
Incidental describes something that happens alongside or as a minor consequence of something else, rather than being the main focus.
An incidental detail or incidental expense is secondary to the primary matter at hand.
The word can also function as a noun, usually in the plural: The hotel covered incidentals like parking and Wi-Fi.
If something happens incidentally, it occurs by the way or as a side effect rather than by design.
Providing additional support
- supplementaryServing to complete
- auxiliaryGiving additional support
- peripheralExternal computer add-on
- subsidiaryOf lesser importance
accessory · collateral · subordinate · adjunct · complementary · supporting · contributory · additional
Not arranged beforehand
- inadvertentDone without intention
- unintentionalNot done on purpose
- unexpectedNot anticipated beforehand
- unforeseenNot predicted or expected
unpremeditated · chance · random · happenstance · oversight · byproduct · side-effect · unmeant
Happening at intervals
- intermittentOccurring at irregular intervals
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
- infrequentHappening only occasionally
- scatteredSpread irregularly about
episodic · isolated · random · chance · passing · fleeting · one-off · casual
Scale with lowered third
- inconsequentialLacking significance or impact
- negligibleToo small to consider
- insignificantLacking importance or consequence
- triflingOf no real importance
petty · nominal · slight · immaterial · unimportant · small · inconsiderable · paltry
Amounts required to pay
- chargesAmounts owed or alleged
- feesCosts for services
- outlaysMoney paid for something
- sundriesAssorted minor items
miscellaneous · extras · overheads · disbursements · out-of-pocket · reimbursables
Pause between sections
- intermezzoBrief linking musical passage
- entr'acteBreak between acts
- accompanimentSupplementary support element
- underscoreLow horizontal text mark
ancillary
Providing additional support
- supplementaryServing to complete
- auxiliaryGiving additional support
- peripheralExternal computer add-on
subsidiary · accessory · collateral · subordinate · adjunct · complementary · supporting · contributory · additional · nonessential
unplanned
Not arranged beforehand
- inadvertentDone without intention
- unintentionalNot done on purpose
- unexpectedNot anticipated beforehand
unforeseen · unpremeditated · chance · random · happenstance · oversight · byproduct · side-effect · unmeant · unwitting
occasional
Happening at intervals
- intermittentOccurring at irregular intervals
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
- infrequentHappening only occasionally
scattered · episodic · isolated · random · chance · passing · fleeting · one-off · casual · stray
minor
Scale with lowered third
- inconsequentialLacking significance or impact
- negligibleToo small to consider
- insignificantLacking importance or consequence
trifling · petty · nominal · slight · immaterial · unimportant · small · inconsiderable · paltry · minute
costs
Amounts required to pay
sundries · miscellaneous · extras · overheads · disbursements · out-of-pocket · reimbursables
interlude
Pause between sections
- intermezzoBrief linking musical passage
- entr'acteBreak between acts
- accompanimentSupplementary support element
- Insignificant thingstrivial, minor, small, tiny, negligible
- damagescompensatory, punitive, punitive damages, nominal, actual
- nonessentialunnecessary, unneeded, nonessential, inessential, dispensable
- triviatrivia, facts, quiz, anecdotes, trivia night
- distractionsdistraction, digression, tangent, sidetrack, diversion
- out-of-pocket costsout-of-pocket, copay, copayment, deductible, coinsurance
incidentaldeliberate
Consciously chosen, not accidental
intentional · planned · intended · premeditated · calculated
incidentalcausal
Producing an effect
causative · consequential · determinative · generative · formative
- incident reportDocument describing what happened
- diplomatic incidentOfficial conflict between nations
- inciting incidentEvent starting main conflict
- nuclear incidentUncontrolled reactor event
- incidental expensesMinor unbudgeted costs
- incident roomPolice investigation hub
incident, incidents, incidentally, coincidental, coincidentally, incidentals