Incidental
Incidental adjective - Happening by chance.
Tangent and incidental are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tangent" instead an adjective "Incidental".
Tangent
Tangent noun - A departure from the subject under consideration.
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Synonyms for Tangent
Incidental and tangent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Incidental" instead an adjective "Tangent".
Nearby Word: tangential
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