Synonyms of accompanying

accompanying 1 of 2

adjective

ə-ˈkəmp-nē-iŋ 

as in attendant

present at the same time and place

you can enjoy your video games in here, but preferably without the accompanying sound effects

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attendant
• attending
• associated
• concomitant
• concurrent
• subsequent
• resulting
• related
• resultant
• following
• ensuing
• coincidental
• coincident
• simultaneous
• linked
• consequent
• contemporaneous
• coexistent
• coexisting
• contemporary
• connected
• synchronous
• collateral
• incident
• chance
• incidental
• accidental
• fortuitous
• freak
• casual
• fluky

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unrelated
• unconnected
• unassociated

accompanying

2 of 2

verb

present participle of accompany

1

as in escorting

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 & Similar Words

• escorting
• attending
• seeing
• bringing
• guiding
• following
• walking
• companying
• chaperoning
• convoying
• protecting
• companioning
• squiring
• leading
• steering
• guarding
• defending
• tagging
• ushering
• consorting
• associating
• tailing
• teaming (up)
• conducting
• hanging (around)
• piloting
• hovering (over)
• shadowing
• palling (around)
• tagging along

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dumping
• abandoning
• deserting
• ditching
• forsaking

2

as in coinciding

to occur or exist at the same time

a general feeling of weariness often accompanies a cold

Synonyms & Similar Words

• coinciding
• synchronizing
• happening
• coexisting
• attending
• concurring
• co-occurring
• transpiring
• chancing
• happing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• preceding
• following
• predating
• antedating
• succeeding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of accompanying

Adjective

Also taking a significant drop was The Lion King, down $229,489 to $1,591,927, a slip almost certainly the result of Kids’ Night on Broadway taking place last week, the annual promotion that lets kids in free with an accompanying adult. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026

The aforementioned removable burner and its accompanying propane hose are key to the FireFold's restriction-compliant operation. — New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2026

Verb

After releasing her seventh studio album Middle of Nowhere in May, Musgraves embarked on the accompanying tour last weekend in Chicago. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2026

Child safety experts lauded the settlement and the accompanying pressure campaign as a giant leap forward in the effort to regulate an industry that until this year appeared all but impenetrable to reform, either from the courts or legislatures. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026