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accompany

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of accompany

1 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
Synonyms of accompany

attend, chaperone (or chaperon), companion, company, convoy, escort, see, squire
Words Related to accompany

walk

associate, consort, pal (around), team (up)

defend, guard, protect

bring, conduct, guide, lead, pilot, steer, usher

follow, shadow, tag, tag along, tail

hang (around), hover (over)
Near Antonyms of accompany

abandon, desert, ditch, dump, forsake

2 to occur or exist at the same time

  • a general feeling of weariness often accompanies a cold
Synonyms of accompany

attend, co-occur, coexist, coincide, concur, synchronize
Words Related to accompany

chance, hap, happen, transpire
Near Antonyms of accompany

antedate, precede, predate

follow, succeed

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  1. Dictionary: Definition of accompany Spanish Central: Translation of accompany Nglish: Translation of accompany for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of accompany for Arabic speakers

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