incidentally

Adverb

• introducing a different topic; in point of fact
  • "incidentally, I won't go to the party"
• of a minor or subordinate nature
  • "these magnificent achievements were only incidentally influenced by Oriental models"

Adv

• In an incidental manner; not of central or critical importance.
• By chance; in an unplanned way.
• Parenthetically, by the way.

Examples

• Incidentally, did you hear anything new from your brother yesterday?
• The book discussed the subject, but only incidentally.

Synonyms

accidentally, apropos, by the bye, by the way, as a matter of fact

Antonyms

certainly, inevitably

Related Words

coincidentally