Definition of coincidenext

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How does the verb coincide contrast with its synonyms?

The words agree and concur are common synonyms of coincide. While all three words mean "to come into or be in harmony regarding a matter of opinion," coincide, used more often of opinions, judgments, wishes, or interests than of people, implies total agreement.

their wishes coincide exactly with my desire

When might agree be a better fit than coincide?

The words agree and coincide are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, agree implies complete accord usually attained by discussion and adjustment of differences.

on some points we all can agree

Where would concur be a reasonable alternative to coincide?

The meanings of concur and coincide largely overlap; however, concur often implies approval of someone else's statement or decision.

if my wife concurs, it's a deal

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of coincide This development has coincided with rapid institutional adoption of tokenization. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026 Black officers constitute less than 9% of the force, coinciding with a decline in the city’s Black population. — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 Portfolio director Jeff Marks noted that the Oscillator's prolonged stretch of oversold conditions coincides with the 10-year Treasury yield hitting 5%. — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026 The images have been released to coincide with the end of production in the Czech Republic. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coincide
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coincide
Verb
  • Pepe Nufrio, Amanda Digón, Lydia Fairén, Hugo Ruiz and Natán Segado make up the principal cast, accompanied by a live band of 12 musicians.
    — Franchesca Guim, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The passengers were accompanied by family members who waited for their arrival.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • One signal indicated a general emergency, while another corresponded to unlawful interference or a hijacking situation.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
  • For now, there are signs that portions of the information supplied by the hackers correspond to real people.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • While a handful of less-influential militias have agreed to turn over their weapons, powerful groups close to Iran rejected the prospect or set conditions for disarming that the government would be unlikely to meet.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026
  • After the Black Lives Matter marches of 2020, the NYPD agreed to prohibit the technique as part of a federal class action settlement.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • News of the plan to put Waldron in place as Goldman CEO, which could happen as soon as next year, was first reported by the Wall Street Journal on Monday.
    — Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • ICOs were the dominant crypto craze of the late 2010s, creating the capital that eventually went into decentralized finance (crypto’s version of what happens on Wall Street) and the booming NFT market.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Researchers fabricated the devices on 4-inch wafers as well as flexible substrates, potentially making the architecture suitable for electronics that need to conform to non-flat surfaces.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
  • What’s Happening Photobiomodulation, better known as red light therapy, has moved out of dermatology clinics and into body-conforming consumer wearables like masks, belts, wraps and pods.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Kaepernick also collaborated with Nike on an Air Force 1 release, which sold out in less than two hours in 2019.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • McEntire and Parton have collaborated several times over the years.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • That’s because Bogart does not wear his roles like an off-the-rack suit, but tailors them to fit.
    — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Ford has a lot of vision systems using AI in the background, for instance, to help make decisions on things like dimensional control of a panel or whether doors fit correctly or not.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

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“Coincide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coincide. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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