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

Its accompanying music video, where the group's three members donned wigs, fake mustaches and sunglasses in a parody of 1970s crime television shows, is one of the most recognizable in the genre. —CBS News, 12 July 2024

The accompanying festival has returned after a brief hiatus in 2023. —Ray Chavez, The Mercury News, 4 July 2024

Others have had more mixed experiences; the Shadow of the Tomb Raider game and its accompanying benchmark apparently won't run on these systems. —Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 2 July 2024

Gambino is also set to release an accompanying soundtrack to the movie. —Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 1 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined above