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

you can enjoy your video games in here, but preferably without the accompanying sound effects

Recent Examples on the Web

Now only posted one week on the Billboard 200 chart at No. 38, while its accompanying tour was ultimately canceled, and the album's making-of documentary, The Greatest Love Story Never Told, was mocked on social media. —Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 7 June 2024

Airlines also can't charge seat selection fees for children under 13 to sit with an accompanying adult. —Leonardo Bevilacqua, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2024

And, Amtrak has sweetened the savings on its children’s discount, so little ones between two and 12 years old may travel for 50 percent off with an accompanying adult. —Kyler Alvord, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2024

May your own summer and its accompanying book choices bring you pure, unadulterated joy. —Kirsty Greenwood, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined above