ACCOMPANIES Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

accompanies

verb

present tense third-person singular of accompany

as in attends

to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship children using the pool must be accompanied by a parent at all times

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as in coincides

to occur or exist at the same time a general feeling of weariness often accompanies a cold

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Recent Examples of accompanies Ceiling fans can easily become a focal point that accompanies your bed frame or couch. — Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 19 July 2026 The brand’s signature is the ice cream that accompanies the churros and turns each creation into a temptation that’s hard to resist. — Sarah Moreno updated July 18, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026 But difference creates value only when leaders can navigate the friction that accompanies different perspectives. — Harvard Business Review, 15 July 2026 Sometimes an air of wistfulness accompanies these admissions. — Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026 Even small toe-taps or a light head bob accompanies the least energetic. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026 But the new deal will certainly reflect not only their Championship status but also the global spotlight that accompanies the Welcome to Wrexham documentary, which earlier this year was renewed for another three years to 2029. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 8 July 2026 Gunville launched Champera and its flagship program, Football Fluency Method, to cure the social isolation that often accompanies burnout. — Ginger Gentile, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 Rosario accompanies her mother towards death while deciding whether to bring a new life into the world. — John Hopewell, Variety, 7 July 2026

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Verb

Outside of the selection, George Clooney and Ellen Burstyn will hit the red carpet as the recipients of the Venice Film Festival’s Golden Lion for lifetime achievement, and Maggie Gyllenhaal attends as head of the jury.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 July 2026
Justin Bieber attends Fanatics Fest NYC 2026 in New York City on July 18.

— Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026

Definition of attends

Verb

The surge in short interest coincides with a decidedly bearish sentiment creeping into what had been a relentlessly bullish AI trade.

— Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
His departure will be effective July 31, 2028, when his contract concludes, a timeline that coincides with the August 2028 conclusion of The Public’s 60th anniversary at its famed Astor Place location in downtown Manhattan.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 22 July 2026

Definition of coincides

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For a relatively small fee, someone meets you at the aircraft, carries your bags, escorts you through customs in just a few minutes, helps collect your luggage, and takes you directly to your transportation.

— Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Levine puts his arm around the girl before security arrives and escorts her off.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026

Definition of escorts

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As happens in many parts of Italy, the problem of finding work or decent housing is compounded by personal and family vulnerabilities.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 23 July 2026
That, however, happens before a large-scale turnaround, where an enormous amount of hard work, a decade now for No Man’s Sky, turns it into something truly great.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of happens

Verb

Analyst Divya Gangahar sees several positives ahead of the company's quarterly results in early August, including improving demand and accelerating growth.

— Michael Bloom, CNBC, 25 July 2026
Unlike standard hearing and vision tests, these assessments examine how the brain interprets what the child hears and sees and may help identify underlying weaknesses contributing to behaviors associated with ADHD or autism.

— Jillian Pretzel, Parents, 25 July 2026

Definition of sees

Verb

That, and the new wave of tariffs, brings fresh uncertainty to global trade again and poses potentially higher prices as importers deal with potentially higher levies.

— Christine Romans, NBC news, 25 July 2026
There is little sense in trying to judge who brings more value by directly comparing their on-pitch output, given the two have been recruited to play very different roles.

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 24 July 2026

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