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accident vs fatal accident

fatal accident vs accident

accident and fatal accident both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
accident Yes No No No
fatal accident Yes No No No
As nouns, fatal accident is a hyponym of accident; that is, fatal accident is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than accident:
  • accident: an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
  • fatal accident: an accident that causes someone to die
Other hyponyms of accident include collision, crash, wreck, accidental injury, injury, shipwreck, wreck, casualty.
accident (noun) fatal accident (noun)
anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause an accident that causes someone to die
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
Difference between accident and fatal accident

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