INCIDENCE Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word incidence. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for INCIDENCE
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| circumstance | nounn | |||||||
noun • a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity • the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event • information that should be kept in mind when making a decision • formal ceremony about important occasions | ||||||||
| contingency | nounn | |||||||
noun • a possible event or occurrence or result • the state of being contingent on something | ||||||||
| episode | nounn | |||||||
noun • a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events • a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series • a part of a broadcast serial • film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie | ||||||||
| event | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that happens at a given place and time • a special set of circumstances • a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory • a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon | ||||||||
| happening | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • an event that happens | ||||||||
| occurrence | nounn | |||||||
noun • an event that happens • an instance of something occurring | ||||||||
| situation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time • a condition or position in which you find yourself • a complex or critical or unusual difficulty • physical position in relation to the surroundings • a job in an organization | ||||||||
| relative incidence | nounn | |||||||
noun • the relative frequency of occurrence of something | ||||||||
