CHAPERON Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

variants or chaperon

Definition of chaperone

as in to accompany

to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship three parents will chaperone the students on the school trip

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chaperone

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noun

variants or chaperon

as in escort

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as in teacher

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Verb

Kennywood is lowering the age of kids required to be chaperoned to 15 and requiring that they be supervised all day. — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 8 June 2026 Suzanna is chaperoned by her grandfather. — Julius Taranto, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026

Noun

The Indiana State Fair minor policy requires minors under the age of 18 to be accompanied by a chaperone 25 years of age or older, a legal guardian, or a parent each evening during the fair. — Chris Sims, IndyStar, 20 July 2026 Somehow neither the two chaperone teachers on the trip, flighty Viktorija (Tihana Lazovic) and lumpish Markus (Branislav Trifunovic), nor the coach’s driver notice Bogdanovic’s arrival. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for chaperone

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Verb

Earlier reports suggested Xi could be accompanied by BYD and CATL executives among others, but US officials were reportedly reluctant to host firms with possible links to China’s military.

— Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2026
The accompanying tsunami is estimated to have reached heights of 40 meters within about 100 km from the source.

— Yook Ji Hun, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of accompany

Noun

They were then transported on FedEx trucks emblazoned with images of pandas with a police escort through metro Atlanta to their final destination at the zoo.

— Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026
On Monday morning, Leo's Air France charter received a military escort of two French fighter jets for the flight from Lourdes to Metz in a sign of respect.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of escort

Noun

Ask whether teachers are fully licensed in Arkansas and accessible to students on a daily basis.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
Many identified themselves as teachers, noting that pandemic-era disruptions to in-class learning severely worsened reading deficits.

— Chris Fusco, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of teacher

Noun

George is listed as a Santa Rosa native in the school’s media guide and graduated from Montgomery High School in that city.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Christian Grose, a political science professor at the University of Southern California, said the campaigns recognized that additional campaign funding went farther in reaching voters than the guide itself.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of guide

Noun

Retail-adjacent capital is likely to invite greater scrutiny from regulators and retirement plan sponsors.

— Nate Heeren, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Unrivaled announced Wednesday that Adidas will take over as sponsor and outfitter of the women’s professional 3×3 basketball league beginning with its third season, which starts in early 2027.

— Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of sponsor

Noun

Every employee here, from the bartenders to the spa attendants, always seems to be just one step ahead of you.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
Collectively, the hotels employ more than 7,000 room attendants, cooks, dishwashers, front desk agents, servers, and food service workers at more than 40 hotels downtown and near McCormick Place.

— Todd Feurer, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of attendant

Noun

Jones said the new options will give Alaska a range of premium choices, from the honeymoon splurge to repeat Hawaii visitors looking for a step-up from coach.

— Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
After the game, Commanders coach Dan Quinn provided an update on Chenal.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of coach

Noun

The protagonist is Ser Duncan the Tall (Dunk), a knight-errant played by Peter Claffey, accompanied by his young squire Egg, portrayed by Dexter Sol Ansell.

— Francesca Pellegrini, Vanity Fair, 22 June 2026
In contrast, composed framing of his loyal squire, Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell), underlines a different emotion.

— Daron James, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026

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