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attending

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of attending

1 being within the confines of a specified place

  • a surprise arrest of the operator of an illegal gambling joint and all attending employees
Synonyms of attending

in, present
Words Related to attending

accompanying, observing, participating

available

abounding

latent

breathing, existent, existing, extant, live
Phrases Synonymous with attending

at hand, in attendance, on hand
Near Antonyms of attending

departed, gone, retired

nonexistent

AWOL, truant

dead, deceased, defunct, demised

lost, vanished

belated, delayed, delinquent, late, overdue, tardy
Antonyms of attending

absent, away, missing, out

2 present at the same time and place

  • dislikes flying and all of its attending inconveniences
Synonyms of attending

accompanying, attendant, coexistent, coexisting, coincident, coincidental, concomitant, concurrent
Words Related to attending

contemporaneous, contemporary, simultaneous, synchronous

associated, collateral, connected, linked, related

consequent, resultant, resulting

ensuing, following, subsequent

accidental, casual, chance, fluky (also flukey), fortuitous, freak, incident, incidental
Near Antonyms of attending

unassociated, unconnected, unrelated

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