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 So, in my toddler mind, the best part of the record has to be when the least of the band members were playing in accompaniment with the drummer. — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026 From the specialty list, Sliced Lox and Cream Cheese, with the usual accompaniments, is popular, as is the California Club (turkey-avocado-Swiss) on the classic sandwich board. — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026 Performed without musical accompaniment, their unrestrained bodily movements culminate in an act of collective protest and reclamation of public space. — Elisa R. Linn, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026 Pasta salad, potato salad, or other summer vegetable dishes also make perfect accompaniments. — Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for accompaniment

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Noun

Jodie Woods served as a bright complement to her sister’s gold look, wearing a pink Alberta Ferretti evening gown that features a distinctive, theatrical floor-length cape detail integrated into a sleek silhouette with a high-leg slit.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
That’s made for an exhilarating first impression and a potentially stunning complement to quarterback Patrick Mahomes as the Chiefs prepare to take on the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday night at Arrowhead Stadium.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of complement

Noun

The video cuts to flashback of similar experiences in which Swift, his then-companion, reacted more angrily to his infractions.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026
The Ultimate Ears Boom 4 is a legendary outdoor companion that fills every direction with vibrant, immersive audio.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of companion

Noun

Lightweight Compression Socks Flight attendants, pilots, and frequent fliers swear by Physix Compression Socks for staying comfortable on long-haul flights and busy travel days.

— Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2026
Every employee here, from the bartenders to the spa attendants, always seems to be just one step ahead of you.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of attendant

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 couple — identified as Trinity County residents Mallory and Jeff Wilson by the San Francisco Chronicle, which was first to report on the incident — declined The Times’ interview request.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Russia has not claimed involvement in any of the incidents and has repeatedly denied conducting hybrid warfare or sabotage operations in NATO territory.

— Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of incident

Noun

The corollaries are players like Montrell Culbreath, Landon Emenalo and Taishi Nozawa.

— Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
For Gregson-Williams, collaborating with Scott on scenes like Hig’s flight is a matter of finding aural corollaries for directions that come more from Scott’s background as a visual artist.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 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

After all, if the ultimate goal of a central bank is to regulate the temperature of an economy by changing the cost of credit, then the fact that credit is increasingly extended by the bond market rather than banks inevitably has consequences.

— Robin Wigglesworth, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
The statement pushed back on the suggestion that those involved in the incident faced few consequences at the time, revealing that the university’s Title IX proceedings resulted in a range of sanctions, including expulsions and suspensions.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026

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