Thesaurus results for ACCOMPANIMENT

accompaniment

noun

ə-ˈkəm-pə-nē-mənt

Definition of accompaniment

as in complement

something that is found along with something else the sound of crickets was the perfect accompaniment to our summer evenings on the porch

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Recent Examples of accompaniment The film, released as an accompaniment to the band’s 2017 album, Spirit, is a curious reminder of the path music takes after it’s released into the world. — Shaad D’souza, Pitchfork, 22 June 2026 Perhaps a tool gift would be the perfect accompaniment. — Nicole Harris, Parents, 21 June 2026 Or go light and slurpable with mul naeng myun (number 7), in which those same noodles and accompaniments are set in a light beef broth loaded with ice. — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 18 June 2026 Bo ssam, a Korean family-style dish that pairs tender pork belly, leafy wrappers and a table of accompaniments, makes a fun dinner party meal. — Kate Williams, AJC.com, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for accompaniment

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Noun

Shannon agrees that digital personas won’t be a replacement, but a complement.

— Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026
The ultimate complement to cooling sheets and cooling mattresses, this completes the trifecta for many hot sleepers.

— Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 6 July 2026

Definition of complement

Noun

Researchers envision these floating robots serving as emotional companions, ambient assistants and household helpers, opening a new frontier for everyday human-robot interaction.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026
Or, try planting groundcovers and companion plants that help slow down water runoff and also shade soil, which slows down evaporation.

— Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2026

Definition of companion

Noun

The question users need to ask is whether the convenience concomitant with AI’s intelligence is worth the exchange of their intimate data.

— Harsh Verma, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
But concomitant with this were tensions around the concept of localism, an ethos with its roots in the conditions and convictions of the earliest settlers.

— JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025

Definition of concomitant

Noun

The incident led to criminal charges against the officer that are now working through the courts.

— Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 12 July 2026
The irony here is that if the referee had not shown a yellow card to Paredes, the incident could not have been reviewed on the merits of Embolo’s dive alone.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 12 July 2026

Definition of incident

Noun

The corollary is that paintings that don’t seem to have been purchased by the couple must be empty and flat, without the vein of spirituality that would bring them to life.

— Clare Bucknell, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Throughout the series, Lennertz and Bowen were concerned with finding a musical language for the characters, and often tried to find corollaries in their instrumentation for the actors’ gestures and expressions.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 12 June 2026

Definition of corollary

Noun

There is a lovely horn obbligato to Sifare’s Act 3 aria which would be challenging to play on a modern instrument.

— Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 July 2023
As an obbligato of protest continued behind Wilson, Dylan, accepting Wilson’s advice, sang the insert.

— Mick Stevens, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2021

Definition of obbligato

Noun

Both Skaug and House Speaker Mike Moyle, R-Star, said in the release that Boise wasn’t following that law and both hinted at possible consequences.

— Carolyn Komatsoulis Updated July 13, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2026
While motorists often see the immediate aftermath of a collision, the consequences can extend beyond the roadway.

— Brian Unger, CBS News, 13 July 2026

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