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
• 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

Stainless steel is more often used in the accompanying pan than for the egg poaching insert. —Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2025

One of those is Collin Morikawa, a two-time major winner (the 2020 PGA Championship and the 2021 Open Championship), who not only appears in the film but an accompanying U.S. Bank commercial. —Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025

These symptoms may include fever, fatigue, and nausea, but a chikungunya infection is characterized by the accompanying severe joint pain that can last for months or years. —Chad De Guzman, Time, 5 Aug. 2025

Depending on their employer’s giving programs, many employees’ donations have an accompanying corporate match, which can double or triple their original donation amount. —Matt Nash, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined above