1
as in accompanying
present at the same time and place
the hard economic times and the coincident increase in crime were a double strain on the city's social services
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in coinciding
occupying the same space
a study to determine whether the areas with the highest family incomes were coincident with the locations boasting the highest percentage of college graduates
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
3
as in synchronous
existing or occurring at the same period of time
coincident changes in the region's demographic makeup that were little noted at the time
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of coincident
Regional banks bounced a bit, still down a couple percent on the week, as Thursday’s flush lower amid a few separate but coincident credit hiccups exacerbated underlying unease with the opaque and possibly lax lending across private credit and among smaller commercial banks.
—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
The coincident new Moon contributes no light pollution, making 2025 ideal for Orionid viewing.
—
Big Think,
13 Oct. 2025
The timing of these changes were roughly coincident with clarification of Information Blocking rules and Epic’s introduction of its own competing product.
—
Seth Joseph,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2024
Approximately coincident with this article’s publication, Amazon blocked sales of the Flipper Zero and Brazil banned all imports of the device.
—
Stephen Cass,
IEEE Spectrum,
26 Apr. 2023
See All Example Sentences for coincident
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
The coincident new Moon contributes no light pollution, making 2025 ideal for Orionid viewing.
—
Big Think,
13 Oct. 2025
The timing of these changes were roughly coincident with clarification of Information Blocking rules and Epic’s introduction of its own competing product.
—
Seth Joseph,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2024
Approximately coincident with this article’s publication, Amazon blocked sales of the Flipper Zero and Brazil banned all imports of the device.
—
Stephen Cass,
IEEE Spectrum,
26 Apr. 2023
See All Example Sentences for coincident
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coincident
Adjective
-
Adam Martin remembers taking boxes of Panini stickers and their accompanying World Cup albums to a Formula 1 race in May, shortly after his collectibles shop had received a shipment and long before the tournament was to begin.
-
Typically, a player of Brown’s status would be enough to push such a package over the top, a replacement leading man and accompanying draft assets.
Adjective
-
Without rigorous normalization governance, inconsistencies in how the same underlying reality is represented across feeds produce systematic noise that no model can fully overcome.
-
Beyond just being a nuisance, phorid flies can also be an indicator of more serious underlying issues in your home.
Adjective
-
And every spring, thousands of people throw their names into a lottery for a chance to witness synchronous fireflies in the Smokies.
-
Additional features include dual-cylinder synchronous jacking technology designed to improve climbing and tower-extension safety, along with an intelligent digital control system that monitors operations throughout the crane’s lifecycle.
Adjective
-
As a result, Earth would then have to endure not one big impact but a whole series of smaller ones, with all the attendant consequences.
-
This implies that the artificial intelligence investment boom and the attendant surge in semiconductor stocks will continue.
Adjective
-
Destiny 2 just maintained over 100,000 concurrent Steam players for just under two weeks since the launch of Monument of Triumph, the final update of the game.
-
Mansfield is currently serving a life sentence in California and four concurrent life sentences in Florida in connection with the murders of five women and girls between 1975 and 1980.
Adjective
-
This total encompasses the energy output alongside its associated capacity and environmental attributes.
-
The reality, however, of running and building a business and all the associated performance management, which most politicians know absolutely nothing about, is very different.
Adjective
-
For his last runway collection, unveiled in September, Michele constructed a parallel universe of side-by-side shows separated by a wall that when lifted revealed twins in identical looks in synchronic stride.
Adjective
-
That Iran targeted Bahrain likely was not coincidental.
-
Stone also reported less hair shedding during her trial but cautioned the change could be coincidental, noting that research does not provide sufficient evidence that vitamin supplementation fuels hair growth.
Cite this Entry
“Coincident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coincident. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
