adjective
attendant
Accompanying something as a related circumstance or result.
The report describes the expansion and its attendant costs.
Etymology
Latin ad- and tendere connect attend with directing oneself toward something. Attendant extends the sense of being present with someone to a circumstance or result that accompanies something else.
More examples
- We considered the attendant risks.
- Rapid growth brought attendant problems.
- The contract covered the work and all attendant expenses.
Forms
attendant
Similar words
- associated
- More plainly means occurring together without necessarily resulting from something.
- consequent
- Consequent specifies a resulting effect rather than something merely accompanying an event.