Accident
Accident noun - Anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause.
Usage example: it was due to an accident or fortuity
Occurrence is a synonym for accident in occasion topic. In some cases you can use "Occurrence" instead a noun "Accident", when it comes to topics like chance event. popular alternative
Occurrence
Occurrence noun - Something that happens.
Usage example: life is full of random occurrences
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Synonyms for Occurrence
Accident is a synonym for occurrence in happening topic. You can use "Accident" instead a noun "Occurrence", if it concerns topics such as occasion. popular alternative
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- event and accident
- event and occurrence
- circumstance and accident
- circumstance and occurrence
- chance and accident
- chance and occurrence
- incident and accident
- incident and occurrence
- fortuity and accident
- fortuity and occurrence
- hap and accident
- hap and occurrence
- possibility and accident
- possibility and occurrence
How words are described
| similar | similar accident | similar occurrence |
| natural | natural accident | natural occurrence |
| certain | certain accident | certain occurrence |
| actual | actual accident | actual occurrence |
| Other adjectives: real, serious, unfortunate, bad, infamous, tragic, major, minor, unexpected, bizarre, last, freak, recent, magical, historical. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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When a freak teleportation accident, head reattachment gone wrong or some other strange occurrence ends up with a character's head on or turned the wrong way.
Source: Head Turned Backwards - Psycho Ex-Girlfriend: Latrodecta, who tries to basically torture the protagonist when he won't get back together with her when she cheats on him by ensuring the occurrence of a large, fatal car accident and wants to eventually destroy the universe.
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