concomitant

[ kon-kom-i-tuhnt ]

Part of Speech adjective

Origin + Etymology

Early 17th century; Latin from late Latin concomitant- ‘accompanying’, from concomitari, from con- ‘together with’ + comitari, from Latin comes ‘companion’

Synonyms

accessory
joint
fellow

Antonyms

accidental
chance
unrelated

Definition

existing or occurring with something else, often in a lesser way; accompanying; concurrent

Example

He loved rock climbing, with all its concomitant dangers.

Usage Over Time

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[ ih-neyt ]

existing in one from birth; inborn; native

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[ ver-bohs ]

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[ trog-luh-dayt ]

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[ dahy-uh-jet-ik ]

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[ kuh-lood ]

to conspire in a fraud

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[ ey-twee ]

a small case for needles and toiletries

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[ dis-er-tey-shuhn ]

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