adjective / noun
concomitant
kun-KAH-mih-tunt/kənˈkɑːmɪtənt/
Accompanying or associated with something else.
The heavy rain and concomitant wind lash the tree during the storm.
Etymology
Joining as a companion supplies the image of accompanying something. A concomitant circumstance similarly goes along with another event or condition.
In context
order key percipient witnesses and possible suspects to the events of January 29th to provide their cell phones and the data that's concomitant to those cell phones
More examples
- Rapid growth brings a concomitant need for more housing.
- Higher maintenance costs are a concomitant of owning an older car.
- Stress and poor sleep are common concomitants of overwork.
Forms
concomitant · concomitants
concomitantly adverb — Together with another event or condition.
Similar words
- accompanying
- Emphasizes being present together, without necessarily implying a connection.
- associated
- Indicates a connection, not necessarily occurrence at the same time.
- concurrent
- Emphasizes happening simultaneously rather than being connected.