Incidental and Major

Incidental

Incidental adjective - Lacking importance.
Usage example: we still have to work out a few incidental details, but the proposal is largely complete

Major is an antonym for incidental.

Nearby Words: incident, incidence, incidentally

Major

Major adjective - Sufficiently large in size, amount, or number to merit attention.

Incidental is an antonym for major.

Nearby Words: majority, majored, majoring

Both words in one sentence

  • In the Fleischer and Famous cartoons, he frequently voiced many incidental characters, both major and minor for decades on end.
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