accompanying

adjective

ac·​com·​pa·​ny·​ing ə-ˈkəmp-nē-iŋ 

-ˈkämp-;

-ˈkəm-pə-,

-ˈkäm-

: existing or occurring in association with or as a byproduct of something else

In addition to what's on the walls, the accompanying catalog features essays by young black writers …

—Greg Tate

… widening gulf between the rich and the poor and the accompanying disappearance of the middle classes.

—Douglas Coupland

Synonyms

• attendant
• attending
• coexistent
• coexisting
• coincident
• coincidental
• concomitant
• concurrent

Examples of accompanying in a Sentence

you can enjoy your video games in here, but preferably without the accompanying sound effects

Recent Examples on the Web

In an accompanying statement also released Thursday, the firm outlined a list of new rules geared at ensuring similar problems don’t happen again. —Jane Thier, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2024

Other highlights include a living room hosting French doors spilling out to a Juliette balcony and an adjacent kitchen outfitted with Carrara marble countertops, custom glass-front cabinetry, high-end appliances, and an accompanying breakfast bar. —Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024

Carolina Milanesi, the president and principal analyst at Creative Strategies, went to an accompanying Copilot launch event in New York and described it as Suleyman’s coming out party. —Jackie Snow, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024

Use its accompanying spoolie brush to easily blend out its rich pigment. —Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 26 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined above