Accident
Accident noun - A chance and usually sudden event bringing loss or injury.
Incident
Incident noun - Something that happens.
Usage example: the odd little incident was reported in the local paper
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How words are described
| similar | similar accident | similar incident |
| certain | certain accident | certain incident |
| original | original accident | original incident |
| nasty | nasty accident | nasty incident |
| Other adjectives: actual, real, serious, unfortunate, embarrassing, little, infamous, terrible, horrible, traumatic, tragic, major, minor, fatal, unrelated, mysterious, freak, recent, earlier, magical, aforementioned, horrific. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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And are a number of ways the player can be teleported by accident or incident.
Source: Teleporter Accident -
Cable News, with their need to report on any incident or accident as quickly as possible for the first scoop, will invariably use information gleaned from the most misinformed and unreliable sources and witnesses.
Source: Just Plane Wrong - However, the police report of the incident is likely to rule it an accident as well.
Source: Suicide, Not Accident
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