incidental details

Definitions

Minor or secondary facts that are not essential to the main subject or narrative.

Details that occur as a chance or minor consequence of a larger event or process.

Examples

The detective focused on the main evidence while ignoring the incidental details of the crime scene.

While the report was comprehensive, it became bogged down by too many incidental details that distracted from the core findings.

Synonyms

minor details peripheral information trivial points secondary facts extraneous elements

Antonyms

essential facts core information primary details crucial points fundamental elements