ADSCITITIOUS Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

adscititious

adjective

Definition of adscititious

as in surface

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Adjective

The ship also supports anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, and strike warfare.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
The newest options have expanded to include gravel running, or multi-surface running, for the modern sneaker shoe.

— Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of surface

Adjective

But then the story stalls, zeroes in on some incidental detail, and collapses into a mode of reflection that is circular and recursive.

— Meghan O’Gieblyn, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026
That’s called an incidental finding, leading doctors to investigate well before symptoms develop and possibly early enough that the cancer remains small and hasn’t spread.

— Lauran Neergaard, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of incidental

Adjective

The task for the printmakers, led by Erik Hougen, Jeremy Ruiz, and Tom Smith, was to reproduce the jottings, corrections, and accidental smears on Safdie’s notecard as faithfully as possible, and also to scale it up in size.

— Bruce Handy, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Good news for Boeing, but could this accidental monopoly be a potential disaster waiting to happen?

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of accidental

Adjective

Tyson is at once scary, funny, personable, distasteful, introspective, superficial, articulate and incoherent.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
Officers arrived at Harrison's room at the Great Wolf Lodge and noticed bleeding cuts on her left wrist and superficial punctures on her neck, the criminal complaint said.

— Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

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