CONCOMITANT
Dictionary entry overview: What does concomitant mean?
• CONCOMITANT (noun)
The noun CONCOMITANT has 1 sense:
1. an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
Familiarity information: CONCOMITANT used as a noun is very rare.
• CONCOMITANT (adjective)
The adjective CONCOMITANT has 1 sense:
1. following as a consequence
Familiarity information: CONCOMITANT used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CONCOMITANT (noun)
Meaning:
An event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
accompaniment; co-occurrence; concomitant; attendant
Hypernyms ("concomitant" is a kind of...):
happening; natural event; occurrence; occurrent (an event that happens)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "concomitant"):
associate (any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another)
background (relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation)
• CONCOMITANT (adjective)
Meaning:
Following as a consequence
Synonyms:
accompanying; attendant; concomitant; incidental to; incidental
Context examples:
an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems / snags incidental to the changeover in management
Similar:
related; related to (being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics)
