CHAPERONES Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

variants or chaperons

present tense third-person singular of chaperone

as in accompanies

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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chaperones

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noun

variants or chaperons

plural of chaperone

as in attendants

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Because the chase plane that accompanies the X-59 causes sonic booms of its own, any noise the X-59 has made (or not made) has so far been masked.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
In the film, Ma accompanies Bhutanese folk singer Kelden Lhamo on a song that was heard in Lunana.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of accompanies

Noun

Judy impulsively led a hundred disabled people into this federal building, many of whom went in without their attendants or their caregivers and then had to figure out how to survive in this building over this 30 days.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
The century-of-leather theme was carried out in the details, with a film tracing Montblanc’s history playing behind two attendants stationed with open Writing Traveler briefcases, while an oversize walk-in bag doubled as the night’s photo op.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of attendants

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This week, as Spanish children across the country started their school year, the Reina Sofia primary school in Ceuta did its best to prepare for a normal first week, too – getting the front entrance clean and putting photos of teachers on the wall.

— Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2026
Meanwhile, Florida teachers and adjunct professors are working full courseloads, grading papers, and often taking second and third jobs just to get by.

— José Javier Rodríguez, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of teachers

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Elsewhere, La’an escorts the one person who can save Spock via a cloned heart transplant, Sybok, Spock’s half-brother (though by all appearances his twin since he’s played by Ethan Peck).

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
Once the animal gets close to the staffers, one of the employees carefully picks up the fox and escorts it out of the water and away from the ride.

— Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of escorts

Noun

Flynn had been for a drink with a girl whose job was to place adverts in the various Festival guides and brochures and who spoke mostly in panegyrics.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
New data guides prototype The high-temperature measurements now give Westinghouse engineers more evidence for refining their analytical models.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of guides

Noun

The gunplay is punchy and satisfying; Jun and their NPC companions are more agile; and the arsenal of both sci-fi weapons and ancient powers (magic in a sci-fi trench coat) gives players a richer selection of tools to neutralize enemies with.

— Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2026
First checked bag is free on domestic American Airlines itineraries for you and up to 8 companions traveling with you on the same reservation.

— Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026

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