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 The film accompanies four young people — two from Linares and two Chinese engineers — just as the old Santana factory, a symbol of the city, reopens. —

Ed Meza, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026 There’s a different energy inside UConn women’s basketball practices as soon as the calendar turns to March, that signature buzz of anticipation and tension that accompanies the arrival of the postseason. —

Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026 The apocalypse Rosi presents is not just the legendary one that destroyed the ancient Roman town of the film’s title but an ongoing one that encompasses the calamities of our modern era as well as the rejuvenation that sometimes accompanies destruction. —

Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026 Somewhere along the line, perhaps in an attempt to comprehend the incomprehensible, or to put a cap on the devastation that accompanies loss, the word closure attached itself to the shocking aftermath of death, particularly unexpected and catastrophic death. —

Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026 Sandy percussion accompanies a journey up the Orinoco River. —

Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026 Finally, Fisch just somehow always seems to manage to cast in such a way that high-quality singing accompanies truthful and vulnerable acting. —

Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026 His sweeping theme for Jurassic Park accompanies the first view of a herd of brontosauruses, matching the wide-eyed wonder of Sam Neill and Laura Dern beat for beat. —

Alex Galbraith, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Feb. 2026 In Guinea-Bissau, Nour accompanies Gloria for a ceremony honoring the latter’s father, who died two years prior. —

Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026

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The Cyclones’ fanbase typically attends the Big 12 tournament in huge numbers.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Iranian President in Ashgabat on December 12, 2025.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026