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as in coinciding
occupying the same space a study to determine whether the areas with the highest family incomes were coincident with the locations boasting the highest percentage of college graduates

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How does the adjective coincident differ from other similar words?

Some common synonyms of coincident are coeval, contemporaneous, contemporary, simultaneous, and synchronous. While all these words mean "existing or occurring at the same time," coincident is applied to events and may be used in order to avoid implication of causal relationship.

the end of World War II was coincident with a great vintage year

Where would coeval be a reasonable alternative to coincident?

The meanings of coeval and coincident largely overlap; however, coeval refers usually to periods, ages, eras, eons.

two stars thought to be coeval

When might contemporaneous be a better fit than coincident?

The words contemporaneous and coincident are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, contemporaneous is more often applied to events than to people.

contemporaneous accounts of the kidnapping

When is it sensible to use contemporary instead of coincident?

While in some cases nearly identical to coincident, contemporary is likely to apply to people and what relates to them.

Abraham Lincoln was contemporary with Charles Darwin

When can simultaneous be used instead of coincident?

In some situations, the words simultaneous and coincident are roughly equivalent. However, simultaneous implies correspondence in a moment of time.

the two shots were simultaneous

When could synchronous be used to replace coincident?

While the synonyms synchronous and coincident are close in meaning, synchronous implies exact correspondence in time and especially in periodic intervals.

synchronous timepieces

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of coincident The timing of these changes were roughly coincident with clarification of Information Blocking rules and Epic’s introduction of its own competing product. Seth Joseph, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024 The tendency of policymakers to date has been to view the harms from internet platforms not as systemic, but as a series of coincident issues. Roger McNamee, Wired, 24 July 2021 Several of our hottest summers in the past decade have been coincident with developing La Niñas. Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2020 The researchers say the onset of rapid warming at the summit is coincident with a weakening and shifting in the polar vortex that began in the mid-1980s. Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2013 See All Example Sentences for coincident
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coincident
Adjective
  • Still, the record’s title track, out now with an accompanying music video directed by Floria Sigismondi, settles into an expanse of solitude.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The 100 winning entries will be announced on October 14 at the museum and on an accompanying broadcast on its YouTube channel.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The modules are supplemented with synchronous discussions led by world-class educators who provide Masterclasses across diverse disciplines.
    Bryan Penprase, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • At that time, two different brain networks generate slow, synchronous electrical waves known as slow waves that connect visual stimuli with brain regions required for navigation.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • In some cases, excessive howling can also be a sign of an underlying health issue, especially if it's accompanied by other changes in behavior, appetite, or energy levels.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
  • His annoyed expression when your protagonist asks to use the phone will have some underlying reason behind it.
    JD Barker, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Only a small fraction of concurrent credit students in school districts take at least 29 credit hours.
    Edward McKinnon, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2025
  • However, in cases where someone was convicted of two or more crimes and served concurrent or uninterrupted consecutive prison terms, those only count as a single conviction under the persistent felony offender law.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The conference call did not so much address the controversy as paint the campaigns — and the attendant exposure — as a kind of marketing masterclass.
    Evan Clark, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Perhaps the most telling piece of evidence testifying to the importance of fire for our kind was the attendant suite of changes to the anatomy of the now-varied group of hominins, various species of which spanned not only Africa but also Eurasia as the Pleistocene drew on, from Spain to Indonesia.
    Peter Brannen, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • For his last runway collection, unveiled in September, Michele constructed a parallel universe of side-by-side shows separated by a wall that when lifted revealed twins in identical looks in synchronic stride.
    Colleen Barry, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2022
  • With a lockable synchronic-tilt mechanism and special Z-Shape design, the Kaiser 2 can accommodate a weight up to 180kg, quite a bit more than normal mechanisms on office chairs and the back can be reclined to an angle of 160 degrees which can be locked when not in rocking mode.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2021
Adjective
  • This is especially the case for people taking associated blood thinners or anti-inflammatory drugs, people allergic to Meloxicam or people with a pre-existing medical condition.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
  • That analogy neglects the great distances and associated challenges of the Asia theatre.
    Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Those distinctions are not coincidental.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The two targets were fighting over how to go about developing the land, which lent some tips to the investigation of their deaths, but there are also a few red herrings and coincidental events that complicate the case.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025

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“Coincident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coincident. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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