accompanying

adjective

ac·​com·​pa·​ny·​ing ə-ˈkəmp-nē-iŋ 

-ˈkämp-;

-ˈkəm-pə-,

-ˈkäm-

: existing or occurring in association with or as a byproduct of something else

In addition to what's on the walls, the accompanying catalog features essays by young black writers …

—Greg Tate

… widening gulf between the rich and the poor and the accompanying disappearance of the middle classes.

—Douglas Coupland

Synonyms

• attendant
• attending
• coexistent
• coexisting
• coincident
• coincidental
• concomitant
• concurrent

Examples of accompanying in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Murder Fugitive and His Daughter, 15, Killed on California Highway During Shootout with Police Also released was audio from a deputy’s recording device, which does not have an accompanying video. —Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024

And Newsom in the accompanying photo is gleefully laughing and clapping at you. —Letters To The Editor, Orange County Register, 27 Mar. 2024

The 26-year-old artist also shared the accompanying music video for the new track helmed by the director of the movie, Tomokazu Yamada. —Billboard Japan, Billboard, 14 Mar. 2024

That can be exacerbated by social media and the accompanying comparison game. —Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 6 Apr. 2024

Now album and its accompanying movie, This Is Me... —Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2024

Simply clip the shell onto your backpack with the accompanying buckles, and both your bag and the belongings inside will be fully waterproofed against the storm. —Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2024

It can be stored in the accompanying linen pouch for breezy travel, too. —Daley Quinn, Verywell Health, 1 Apr. 2024

The accompanying uptick in visitors to Hong Kong, along with a slew of satellite exhibitions, public art displays and parties coinciding with the event, have provided a sense of normalcy to a city grappling with new economic and political realities. —Stephy Chung, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined above