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

Example Sentences

The belief that dark forces lie behind unwelcome circumstances, and concomitantly that nobody sees these forces but oneself and perhaps a few others, is as old as politics.

From The Wall Street Journal

His comments helped revive fears of a carry trade unwind, with some pointing to a concomitant drop in bitcoin prices as a sign that rising Japanese bond yields were causing liquidity issues in global markets.

From MarketWatch

Since the inflation shock and concomitant interest rate spike of 2022, however, value stocks managed to outperform significantly.

From MarketWatch

An H5N1 vaccine might not only protect cattle from infection and the concomitant drop in milk production, but also reduce the risk of the virus sickening farm workers.

From Science Magazine

Borgli parallels this vision with a concomitant one of destructive herd mentality, and how easy it is for a mob to form.

From New York Times