concomitant

American  

[kon-kom-i-tuhnt, kuhn-] / kɒnˈkɒm ɪ tənt, kən- /

adjective

1. existing or occurring with something else, as a related feature or circumstance; accompanying.

   The Dutch economy was already burdened by the high national debt and concomitant high taxation.

   Synonyms:

   associated

2. existing or occurring at the same time; concurrent.

   Anti-Catholicism peaked from the 1830s through the 1850s, concomitant with the growing debate over slavery.

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noun

1. a concomitant quality, circumstance, or thing.

concomitant British  

/ kənˈkɒmɪtənt /

adjective

1. existing or occurring together; associative

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noun

1. a concomitant act, person, etc

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• concomitantly
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of concomitant

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin concomitant- (stem of concomitāns, present participle of concomitārī ), equivalent to con- con- + comit- (stem of comes ) comes + -ant- -ant

Explanation

Concomitant means "accompanying." If you run into someone that you have a crush on, you might feel nervousness with a concomitant forgetfulness. Concomitant is one of those Latin-based words you can break down into little pieces: con means "with," and comit means "companion." So something that is concomitant is like the companion of the main event. If you start training really hard at the gym, the main effect is that you become stronger, but there are concomitant effects, like better circulation, or a rosy glow, or getting happy from all those endorphins you’re releasing.

Example Sentences

Concomitant with these assumptions are fantasies of hidden resource reserves, or perhaps even property that can be declared private, owned, and kept from others.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2021

Concomitant with the rise of imprisonment, there were 239,229 correction officers nationwide at the beginning of 1998, up from 60,026 just sixteen years before.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Concomitant with the war came a rise of prices.

From The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol. 1, January 9, 1915 What Americans Say to Europe by Various

Concomitant, kon-kom′i-tant, adj. accompanying or going along with: conjoined with.—n. he who or that which accompanies.—ns.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

Without such confirmation the proof by Concomitant Variations would not be complete; because, from the complexity of the circumstances, social statistics can only yield evidence according to the method of Agreement in Variations.

From Logic Deductive and Inductive by Read, Carveth