ACCOMPANY Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

accompany

verb

ə-ˈkəmp-nē

Definition of accompany

as in to escort

to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship children using the pool must be accompanied by a parent at all times

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Relevance

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as in to coincide

to occur or exist at the same time a general feeling of weariness often accompanies a cold

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Recent Examples of accompany During training camp in 2024, Love was part of a small group that accompanied former Packers center Josh Myers on a private jet to his father’s funeral in Ohio. — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Her footwear accompanied a fall 2012 Gucci by Frida Giannini plum peplum jacket and high-neck ruffled blouse, along with a silky black knee-length skirt with a ruffled hem. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026 The heat will be accompanied by very humid air across the entire county, including at local beaches, where temperatures will reach the mid-80s. — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026 These 10 honorees and those in the categories that accompany them were selected by the staff of Vanity Fair from hundreds of suggestions, following weeks of deliberation. — Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for accompany

Recent Examples of Synonyms for accompany

Verb

If any normal American walked off the job without permission once a year for four straight years, security would escort them out of the building.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Beyond the missile fields The Grey Wolf’s role will extend beyond escorting convoys and responding to emergencies around ICBM sites.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of escort

Verb

The announcement followed Tilbury’s 2022 appointment as the trust’s ambassador for enterprise and coincided with its 50th anniversary gala, held in New York.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
That was the year voters passed an amendment to the original term limits, removing a 12-year total limit in order to be able to comply with a new state law mandating that local elections coincide with state regulations.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of coincide

Verb

For some people attending it, being at Olivia Rodrigo’s inaugural Daisy Chain Fields charity music festival felt like marking their place at a historical event.

— Angela Yang, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026
Raneem Imam of Memphis recently attended a City Council meeting to support a moratorium on new data centers.

— Christopher Cann, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of attend

Verb

His son Jack, who had attended the event in California, was instrumental in making these mazes happen, Universal officials have said.

— Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
Set in the high-stakes world of academia, The Love Hypothesis explores the delicate dance between science and emotion, reason and risk—and what happens when love defies logic.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of happen

Verb

Institutional investors still seem to see growth opportunities, even if some sovereign wealth funds show signs of potential pullbacks.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 27 Aug. 2026
The expansion will see Amazon Web Services (AWS) deploy 2 million additional Nvidia graphics processing units (GPUs) in fiscal years 2027 and 2028.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of see

Verb

The Moon enters Aries and your 11th House of Friends, Community, and Future Plans, bringing energy to invitations, brainstorms, and shared goals.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2026
Brooks Lee hit a two-run home run and Kody Clemens had a solo home run, bringing the Twins within 4-3.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of bring

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