Definition of coincidentnext
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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
  • In the accompanying video, directed by Daren Rabinovitch, Noname is pursued by a humanoid cat and eventually transforms into a parrot.
    Walden Green, Pitchfork, 31 Oct. 2025
  • There was a real question how the impact of him being on base nine times and the accompanying leg cramps that plagued him late in extra innings would affect his stamina less than 24 hours later.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • So instead, to keep costs down and power up, the Starcloud satellite flies what is known as a dawn-dusk sun-synchronous orbit, circling the planet at a near vertical 83° angle that carries it over the poles and keeps it almost constantly exposed to the sun.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The Christina School District has moved to all schools to synchronous remote learning Monday in anticipation of the heavy traffic.
    Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • The underlying tension was bubbling up to the surface.
    Jay Harris, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Beyond premium laptops, Intel is also rolling out mainstream Intel Core processors based on the same underlying Series 3 architecture.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • This year’s screenings will take place February 22 to 27 and will again run concurrent with the new MIP London.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
  • His prison sentences ran concurrent with each other.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • As oblivion approached, with all its attendant possibilities of panic or bitterness, Bowie summoned the generosity to evoke the ordeal of one prematurely dying man while also thinking and creating at the no less vast scale of life itself.
    Armin Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
  • In the spirit of the magic of the season (and in hopes of providing some warm respite from the usual end-of-the-year best-of deluge of stories and their attendant doldrums), IndieWire is proud to present our first-ever Holiday Week.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 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
  • Given that immunizations save money by reducing illness and the associated health care costs, vaccine programs have proven to be valuable investments.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Documentation related to the project — like drafts of the terms or any associated paperwork — will remain confidential and will not be available through the Kansas Open Records Act until the parties execute an agreement, according to the bond agreement state legislators moved forward last month.
    Sofi Zeman January 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • These honors are not coincidental.
    Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The timing of the announcement appeared not to be coincidental, coming as Disney reached a rancorous carriage impasse with YouTube TV.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025

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“Coincident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coincident. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.

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