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Incidental vs Relaxed - What's the difference?

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Incidental is a related term of relaxed.


As adjectives the difference between incidental and relaxed

is that incidental is loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident while relaxed is having an easy-going mood or temperament.

As a noun incidental

is incidental expense.

As a verb relaxed is

(relax).

incidental

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident.
    • That character, though colorful, is incidental to the overall plot.
  • Entering or approaching, prior to reflection (more frequently incident).

    • Related terms

    * incident * incidence

    Derived terms

    * incidental expense * incidentally

    Synonyms

    *(existing as an accident) accidental, contingent

    Antonyms

    *(existing as an accident) inevitable, necessary, impossible

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Incidental expense.
    • She's costing us a lot in incidentals .

    Anagrams

    * ----

    relaxed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having an easy-going mood or temperament.
  • Eased or loosened.
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=8 , passage=I corralled the judge, and we started off across the fields, in no very mild state of fear of that gentleman's wife, whose vigilance was seldom relaxed .}}

    Synonyms

    * calm

    Antonyms

    * stressed, nervous, anxious

    Verb

    (head)
  • (relax)