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attendant

attendant

6 6.2
Happening as a result of a particular event or situation
  • adjective
  • /əˈtɛndənt/
translation icon : asociado
  • There also has to be corresponding reform of state institutions, policymaking procedures, and an attendant recovery of civil liberties.
  • attendant problems
  • attendant risks
  • attendant limitations

Examples

  • There are many problems attendant to running such a large territory.

  • Our participants reported a variety of approaches to advanced practice in emergency settings, with attendant challenges to skills acquisition and competency validation.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Once again, political leadership and its attendant courage and wisdom appear in short supply.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The program for such events, with its attendant enthusiasm, is rarely matched south of the border.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Devaluation, with all its attendant negative effects, seemed to be the only tool available for getting the economy moving.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Without that inclusion, cultural amnesia will set in with all its attendant problems.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Providing a variety of ways to interact can prevent over-reliance on any one technological tool with its attendant limitations.

    Academic text (2013)
  • 26. Acid rain, ozone depletion, and global warming all have their own attendant health risks.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The middle class, by contrast, largely accepted—even fostered—consumerism and its attendant changes in society.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The festival's music and its attendant festivities brought the community together.

Synonyms

accompanying
vsattendant
22 3.4

Happening at the same time as something else or as a result of it

is used for things connected to an event, not only occurring together
resultant
vsattendant
9 4.9

Happening because of an earlier event

is used for events linked or connected rather than only direct effects
consequent
vsattendant
7 6.1

Happening as a result of something else

is used when something is connected to an event rather than only an effect
concomitant
vsattendant
  • Formal
6 8.4

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

is used for events that are linked broadly, not only simultaneous
sequent
vsattendant
1 8.9

Happening one after another in order

is used for things connected to an event rather than only strict sequence
ensuant
vsattendant
  • Archaic
9.9

Happening after something as a result

is more general, covering links that are not immediate consequences

Antonyms

94 3.5

Not connected to the topic or cause

Compounds

A person who looks after passengers on an airplane and keeps them safe and comfortable

hospital attendant
  • Specialized
1 3.7

A person who helps patients and keeps the hospital clean but does not give medical treatment

A person who serves food and helps guests in a dining room

A person who moves and looks after passengers' luggage at an airport or train station

A person who serves guests and shows them to their table in a restaurant

Surface Forms

attendant positive

Morphology

attendant = attend (transparent) = attend + ant

Built from 'attend' + '-ant' where the adjectival sense 'accompanying/connected with' is a direct derivation of 'attend' (in the sense 'to accompany').

Etymology

Attendant comes from the same root as attend, which once meant 'to go toward' or 'to be with'. So when we speak of 'attendant' risks or problems, we mean those that 'come with' or are connected to the main event.