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 of accompanying

• attendant
• attending
• associated

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

This list was compiled based on food writer Benjy Egel’s reviews over the past 11 months, a dream process illustrated in this accompanying article. —Benjy Egel, Sacbee.com, 14 Nov. 2025

The crown spun easily with an accompanying mechanical whirring beneath it as the internal gears moved the watch’s hands backward. —Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025

The public’s response to OpenAI’s Sora 2 release and its accompanying social network has diverged from Hollywood’s. —Sunny Dhillon, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025

Ballerini dropped the song earlier this month, with an accompanying music video. —Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined above