- incident
- nounADJECTIVE▪ major, serious▪ little, minor, small, trivial (esp. BrE)▪ further▪
After nearly falling twice, she managed to make it to the top of the cliff without further incident.
▪ entire, whole▪He came to regret the whole incident.
▪ actual, real, real-life▪The story is based on an actual incident.
▪ alleged▪ recorded (esp. BrE), reported▪ latest, recent▪ past▪ bad, horrible, horrific, nasty, terrible, ugly, unpleasant, unsavoury (BrE)▪some of the worst incidents of urban violence
▪ traumatic▪ violent▪ deadly, fatal, tragic▪ dramatic▪ controversial (esp. BrE)▪ famous, high-profile▪ infamous▪ regrettable (esp. BrE), unfortunate▪ embarrassing▪ bizarre, curious, mysterious, strange, unusual▪ amusing▪ separate, unrelated▪The police said that two men had been arrested in unrelated incidents.
▪ isolated▪It is feared that the attack may not have been an isolated incident.
▪ domestic▪ racial▪ border▪Talks were called off following a border incident.
▪ diplomatic, international▪An error in the translation nearly caused a diplomatic incident.
▪ security▪No major security incidents happened at the Olympic Games that year.
▪ terrorist▪ nuclear▪ bombing, shooting, stabbing▪ pollution (BrE)▪ friendly-fire▪ alcohol-related▪ off-the-ball (BrE, sports)▪She received a serious jaw injury in an off-the-ball incident.
VERB + INCIDENT▪ cause, create, provoke▪ be responsible for▪The group is believed to have been responsible for several terrorist incidents.
▪ be involved in▪The tennis star became involved in an incident with the umpire.
▪ experience▪He was asked whether he had ever experienced any incidents of discrimination.
▪ deal with (esp. BrE), handle▪The incident was extremely well handled.
▪ avoid, prevent▪ regret▪ see, witness▪ recall, remember▪He recalled a similar incident 14 months earlier.
▪ forget▪ describe, recount, relate▪She described the incident as outrageous.
▪They all laughed as he recounted the amusing incident.
▪ discuss, talk about▪ cite▪ explain▪ downplay (esp. AmE), play down (esp. BrE)▪the government's desire to play down the incident
▪ report▪The pedestrian who had nearly been run over reported the incident to the police.
▪ investigate▪ be hurt in, be injured in, be killed in▪ survive▪ pass off without (BrE), pass without, proceed without (esp. AmE)▪The demonstration passed without incident.
INCIDENT + VERB▪ happen, occur, take place▪ arise, arise from sth, arise out of sth▪incidents arising out of an industrial dispute
▪ involve sb/sth▪a minor incident involving a bus
▪ cause sth, lead to sth, prompt sth, result in sth, spark sth▪The incident sparked a riot which lasted three days.
▪ demonstrate sth, illustrate sth, prove sth, show sth▪Saturday's incident illustrates the fragility of the peace in the country.
INCIDENT + NOUN▪ room (BrE)▪An incident room was set up at a police station near the site of the crash.
PREPOSITION▪ incident with (often humorous)▪His back still hurts from an incident with a vacuum cleaner.
▪ following an/the incident▪He was asked to leave the club following an incident with a knife.
▪ in an/the incident▪Three soldiers were wounded in the incident.
▪ over an/the incident▪She was never disciplined over the incident.
▪ without incident▪The patrol had covered 200 miles without incident.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
