Incident and Underlying

Incident

Incident adjective - (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence.

Underlying is an antonym for incident.

Underlying

Underlying adjective - Of or relating to the simplest facts or theories of a subject.

Incident is an antonym for underlying.
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