coincident

co·in·ci·dent

adj \-sə-dənt, -ˌdent\

Definition of COINCIDENT

1

: of similar nature : harmonious <a theory coincident with the facts>

2

: occupying the same space or time <coincident events>

— co·in·ci·dent·ly \-sə-dənt-lē, -ˌdent-; (ˌ)kō-ˌin(t)-sə-ˈdent-lē\ adverb

Examples of COINCIDENT

1. <the hard economic times and the coincident increase in crime were a double strain on the city's social services>
2. <a study to determine whether the areas with the highest family incomes were coincident with the locations boasting the highest percentage of college graduates>

Origin of COINCIDENT

French coincident, from Medieval Latin coincident-, coincidens, present participle of coincidere

First Known Use: circa 1587

Related to COINCIDENT

Synonyms: accompanying, attendant, attending, coexistent, coexisting, coincidental, concomitant, concurrent

Antonyms: asynchronous, noncontemporary, nonsimultaneous, nonsynchronous

Related Words: contemporaneous, contemporary, simultaneous, synchronous; associated, collateral, connected, linked, related; consequent, resultant, resulting; ensuing, following, subsequent; accidental, casual, chance, fluky (also flukey), fortuitous, freak, incident, incidental

Near Antonyms: unassociated, unconnected, unrelated

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Rhymes with COINCIDENT

disorient, experiment, ferro-cement, glove compartment, inconsequent, informed consent, misrepresent, nonresident, oxygen tent, privatdozent, rubber cement, self-confident, self-evident, sentence fragment, vice president