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accompanying

accompanying

22 3.4
Happening at the same time as something else or as a result of it
  • adjective
  • /əˈkʌmpəniɪŋ/
translation icon : adjunto
  • The hangover, the shame, and the accompanying uneasy fatigue surged back full bore.
  • accompanying text
  • accompanying article
  • accompanying letter

But primarily I've been using this with an accompanying app for phone or tablet.

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Examples

  • Each song on the album has an accompanying lyric sheet to help listeners follow along.

  • The new treatment plant and the accompanying improvements carry a price tag of $500 million.

    Academic text (1992)
  • And there is an accompanying list.

  • The methodology and approach of this process are fully described in the accompanying article.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The wire services dispatch the picture and a short accompanying story around the world.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Points to be included in the accompanying text were identified during the workshop and subsequent email discussions.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Janet was carrying a normal term's load, three ten-week courses with their accompanying reading and writing.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • There is a rise in accompanying diseases associated with unemployment, including depression, alcoholism, and drug use.

    Academic text (2011)
  • A crow's croaking and its accompanying echo in the garden insisted it was winter.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Iranians gave the shah little credit for Iran's booming economy and the accompanying rapid rise.

    Academic text (2008)

Synonyms

resultant
vsaccompanying
9 4.9

Happening because of an earlier event

can also mean happening together with another event, not only following
consequent
vsaccompanying
7 6.1

Happening as a result of something else

also applies to events that occur together rather than only as effects
concomitant
vsaccompanying
  • Formal
6 8.4

Happening at the same time as something else, often as a result

is broader, covering both simultaneous events and results
attendant
vsaccompanying
6 6.2

Happening as a result of a particular event or situation

focuses on happening with or as a consequence rather than just connection
ensuant
vsaccompanying
  • Archaic
9.9

Happening after something as a result

is broader, including events that occur together or later as results

Antonyms

984 2.3

Not controlled by others

94 3.5

Not connected to the topic or cause

Compounds

accompanying vein
  • Specialized
4.1

A vein that runs next to an artery and uses its pulses to help return blood to the heart

How Related

to result
966 1.6
accompanying
22 3.4
related
2.3
incidental
28 6.0
unrelated
94 3.5

Surface Forms

accompanying positive

Morphology

accompanying = accompany (transparent) = accompany + ing

The meaning is directly derived from the verb 'accompany' with the adjectival/participial -ing form meaning 'occurring with or as a result of'.

Etymology

The word accompanying is related to companion, which comes from the parts com- 'with' and panis 'bread'. A companion was someone you 'share bread with', so to accompany something is to 'go with' or 'happen with' it.