accompanying
Tagging along beside
Accompanying means going along with or existing alongside something else.
An accompanying letter comes with a document; accompanying symptoms appear together with a condition.
Music that accompanies—supports rather than leads—is accompanying: the accompanying piano part.
The word often signals something secondary or supplementary to a main element.
Happening at same time
- synchronousOccurring at same moment
- coexistingExisting at once
- coincidentOccurring simultaneously
- parallelEquidistant at all points
contemporaneous · concomitant · co-occurring · overlapping · alongside · attendant · coterminous · tandem
Giving confidence or hope
- reassuringRestoring calm or confidence
- helpfulGiving useful aid
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
- caringShowing kind concern
compassionate · comforting · empathetic · understanding · sympathetic · consoling · uplifting · motivating
Supplementary addition
- addendumSupplementary text at end
- appendageProjecting body part
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- supplementSomething added to complete
extra · addition · ancillary · auxiliary · sidebar · footnote · annotation · enclosure
Pleasingly in accord
- enhancingIncreasing quality or value
- synergisticJointly more effective
- cohesiveTending to bond
- symbioticMutually dependent relationship
supplementary · coordinating · matching · paired · corresponding · correlative · reciprocal · integrative
Serving as means
- backingAid or sponsorship
- orchestralFor a symphony ensemble
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
underscore · soundtrack · interlude · obbligato · continuo · harmony · counterpoint · descant
simultaneous
Happening at same time
- synchronousOccurring at same moment
- coexistingExisting at once
- coincidentOccurring simultaneously
parallel · contemporaneous · concomitant · co-occurring · overlapping · alongside · attendant · coterminous · tandem · together
encouraging
Giving confidence or hope
- reassuringRestoring calm or confidence
- helpfulGiving useful aid
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
caring · compassionate · comforting · empathetic · understanding · sympathetic · consoling · uplifting · motivating · affirming
accessory
Supplementary addition
- addendumSupplementary text at end
- appendageProjecting body part
- attachmentConnection or fondness
supplement · extra · addition · ancillary · auxiliary · sidebar · footnote · annotation · enclosure · insert
harmonious
Pleasingly in accord
- enhancingIncreasing quality or value
- synergisticJointly more effective
- cohesiveTending to bond
symbiotic · supplementary · coordinating · matching · paired · corresponding · correlative · reciprocal · integrative · interdependent
instrumental
Serving as means
- backingAid or sponsorship
- orchestralFor a symphony ensemble
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
score · underscore · soundtrack · interlude · obbligato · continuo · harmony · counterpoint · descant · pianist
- supportsupport, emotional support, moral support, support group, stand by
- kind actshelping, aiding, assisting, donating, sharing
- music majorsmusic education, music performance, composition, music theory, vocal performance
- compassionsympathy, empathy, caring, kindness, tenderness
- friendship actssharing, helping, listening, supporting, forgiving
- Organ Playingpedaling, registration, organ stops, pedal board, coupler
accompanyingpreceding
Coming before in order
antecedent · following · subsequent · prior · ensuing
accompanyingunaccompanied
Without others present
alone · solo · separate · independent · unsupported
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