ACCOMPANYING Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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accompanying

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verb

present participle of accompany

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

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as in coinciding

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

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Recent Examples of accompanying

Adjective

The amenities don’t stop outdoors, where there’s a pool and an accompanying pool house, as well as a fire pit conversation area, an open-air pavilion, a gym, and a tennis court. —

Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2026 The coach initially dismissed the photos and accompanying story. —

Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026

Verb

Three months since the foot injury that ended Grealish’s season, the accompanying photo had already gone viral. —

Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 1 May 2026 The notices accompanying the most recent launches from Plesetsk covered much longer time periods, with daily windows of up to 10 hours over up to 14 consecutive days. —

Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for accompanying

Recent Examples of Synonyms for accompanying

Adjective

The sheer volume of top-level exhibitions that open in the Queen of the Adriatic this week is staggering—the opening of La Biennale and all the attendant fanfare is often referred to as the biggest event in visual culture.

— Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 5 May 2026
By widening the lens, Clark is able to redirect the book’s gaze from the mother toward a quizzical, sometimes critical, but not unaffectionate portrait of two generations of political activism, with the attendant self-involvement and domestic negligence.

— James Wood, New Yorker, 4 May 2026