Accidental and External

Accidental

Accidental adjective - Not being a vital part of or belonging to something.
Usage example: we're considering the painting's merit as a work of art, its commercial value being entirely accidental as far as we're concerned

External and accidental are semantically related. In some cases you can use "External" instead an adjective "Accidental".

Nearby Words: accident, accidentally, accidence

External

External adjective - Not being a vital part of or belonging to something.
Usage example: the defendant's socioeconomic status must be regarded as entirely external to his guilt or innocence

Accidental and external are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Accidental" instead an adjective "External".

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