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concomitant

concomitant

6 8.4
Happening at the same time as something else, often as a result
  • adjective
  • /kənˈkɒmɪtənt/
  • Formal
translation icon : concomitante
  • The project faced delays that were concomitant with budget cuts.
  • concomitant problems
  • concomitant medication
  • concomitant increase

So, you know, I'm doing a lot of blood work to rule out concomitant causes or overlapping causes.

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Examples

  • Primary Sjogren's syndrome occurs alone, while secondary Sjogren's is associated with a concomitant specific connective tissue disease.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Merchant pipelines are in a position to capture such economics, with concomitant benefits to customers.

    Academic text (1990)
  • We have it concomitant with the disability rights movement.

  • The explosive increase in the number of students was not met by a concomitant increase in teachers and facilities.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Understanding U.S. history, as well as concomitant improvement in reading, could thus contribute to lifelong outcomes.

    Academic text (2015)
  • But there could be no recognition without a concomitant alteration of the Jewish image of God.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The findings of the current research suggest several important implications regarding the concomitant social problems of nonmedical prescription drug use.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The ambivalence about Jackson continued after his death and reinforced a concomitant anxiety and fascination with the pop singer.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The rise in unemployment was concomitant with an increase in crime rates.

  • The changes in climate are often concomitant with shifts in local wildlife populations.

Synonyms

accompanying
vsconcomitant
22 3.4

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

emphasizes simultaneous occurrence especially as a consequence
attendant
vsconcomitant
6 6.2

Happening as a result of a particular event or situation

focuses on simultaneous occurrence rather than causal connection
coincident
vsconcomitant
1 5.6

Happening at the same time

focuses more on happening together while implying consequence
synchronistic
vsconcomitant
1 7.9

Happening at the same time

leans toward shared timing with emphasis on causal link
co-occurrent
vsconcomitant
8.8

Happening at the same time as something else

stresses simultaneous timing and possible consequence
cooccurring
vsconcomitant
6.2

Happening at the same time as something else

highlights related timing especially when one follows as consequence
coinciding
vsconcomitant
4.4

Happening at the same time as another event

places more weight on occurring with or as a result
coexisting
vsconcomitant
3.9

Living or happening at the same time

focuses more on joint occurrence often implying consequence

Antonyms

984 2.3

Not controlled by others

56 3.8

Far from other places or people and hard to reach

How Related

causal
41 6.8
concomitant
  • Formal
6 8.4
related
2.3
peripheral
16 6.5
unrelated
94 3.5

Surface Forms

concomitant positive

Morphology

concomitant = con + comit + ant

Although the segments correspond to Latin con- + comit + -ant, the root 'comit' is not a productive standalone English base and the word is a borrowed formation, so learners cannot reliably derive the meaning from the parts.

Etymology

Concomitant comes from Latin parts con- 'with' and comitari 'to accompany', and is related to the English word companion. It describes something that 'comes with' something else, so a concomitant effect happens at the same time or alongside another event.