Fixed and Incidental

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Fixed adjective - Having been established and usually not subject to change.

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Incidental is an antonym for fixed.

Nearby Words: fix, fixing, fixedly, fixation, fixer

Incidental adjective - Happening by chance.

Usage example: an incidental meeting of two ships in the middle of the Atlantic

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Fixed is an antonym for incidental.

Nearby Words: incident, incidence, incidentally

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