Incidental and Primary

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Incidental

Incidental adjective - (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence.
Usage example: incidental expenses
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Primary is an antonym for incidental.
Nearby Words: incident, incidence, incidentally

Primary

Primary adjective - Coming before all others in importance.
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Incidental is an antonym for primary.
Nearby Words: prime, prim, primarily, primal
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