accompanying

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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

accompanying

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present participle of accompany

Synonyms of accompanying

Adjective

• attendant
• attending
• associated

Examples of accompanying in a Sentence

Adjective

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The human volunteers also self-reported their sleep quality in an accompanying survey. — Gina Vivinetto, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026

Hawaiian Airlines also has a separate program, called Pet Connect, for shipping pets without an accompanying passenger. — Sarah Kuta, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Oct. 2026

The sale includes items like the True Colors newspaper skirt, worn on both the album cover and in the accompanying music video. — Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026

Sayegh, who owns the five-screen cinema in Cranford, near to New York City, will mark the centennial with a throwback screening of Padlocked, the silent film that opened the theater’s doors on November 29, 1926, with an accompanying organ player. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1600, in the meaning defined above