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

• 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

The "cosmical motions" were determined by highly complex processes of thought, in which Deduction was predominant, but the Methods of Agreement and of Concomitant Variations had a large part in establishing the empirical laws.

From A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive 7th Edition, Vol. I by Mill, John Stuart

Concomitant with this separation there is commencement of the formation of a new cuticle within the old one, so that when the latter is cast off the insect appears with a partly completed new cuticle.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

Envy always is a Concomitant of a pompous Felicity, but a Mediocrity is safe; this was always my Study, not to make any Advantage to myself from the Disadvantages of other People.

From Colloquies of Erasmus, Volume I. by Erasmus, Desiderius