ACCOMPANY Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

accompany

verb

ə-ˈkəmp-nē

Definition of accompany

as in to escort

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 to coincide

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

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Recent Examples of accompany Keeping Citizens small must be accompanied by financially sound private coverage and responsible treatment of policyholders. — Kevin M. McCarty, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026 Swift shared the photo on Instagram, accompanied by a caption that celebrated the future kind’s birthday. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 27 Oct. 2026 For Recover, the campaign’s central argument is that investment in future recycling technologies should be accompanied by greater use of materials already available to manufacturers. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026 Like his sister Sunshine, Harmony accompanied the Love at First Bite actress to a few premieres and screenings as a child, but hasn’t made as many public appearances in recent decades. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for accompany

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In footage obtained by TMZ, Perez is seen being escorted away by a production staffer before pulling a large knife from his sweatshirt.

— Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2026
During the state elections in 1967, Jagdish Master, a teacher turned activist, challenged the veto of the landlords over Dalit suffrage by escorting a group of Dalits to a polling booth in Ekwari, a village in Bihar’s Bhojpur district.

— Asim Ali, Time, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of escort

Verb

That coincides with Chinese research ships spending an extraordinary amount of time apparently surveying undersea cables—not to mention Chinese commercial ships being investigated for cutting cables in both European and Asian waters.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 28 Oct. 2026
Vanessa DiBernardo’s return to the field coincided with the Kansas City Current’s boost in form in 2026.

— Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of coincide

Verb

Forecasters are predicting that the northeast and Mid-Atlantic will experience similar amounts of flooding as happened during a 2023 El Niño event — a record setting year.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
Not everything important needs to happen through a checklist.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of happen

Verb

The attacks, which saw 1,195 people killed and 251 taken into Gaza as hostages, triggered a major security crisis that led to three years of war on multiple fronts.

— Yarden Segev, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026
The offense had a healthy-enough balance with the run game (more on that in a bit) to involve multiple pass-catchers, and the trio of leading receivers saw the immediate benefits.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of see

Verb

We were issued metal water bottles for bringing ashore, and followed strict instructions on not bringing any food off the ship, and disinfecting our boots before and after stepping ashore to keep Antarctica pristine.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2026
The program brings aircraft developers and public agencies together to test operations before wider deployment.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of bring

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