concurring

Expressing shared agreement

Concurring means agreeing or happening at the same time.

In legal contexts, a concurring opinion is written by a judge who agrees with the court's decision but for different reasons: Justice Thomas wrote a concurring opinion.

More broadly, concurring describes simultaneous events or aligned views: concurring testimony from multiple witnesses.

agreeing

assenting

Expressing agreement officially

affirming · ratifying · confirming · supporting · acknowledging · accordant · consonant · harmonious · cooperative · sympathetic

simultaneous

coinciding

Occurring at same time

parallel · coincident · coeval · concomitant · overlapping · coterminous · converging · intersecting · aligning · co-occurring

judicial

opinion

Subjective personal belief

dissenting · reasoning · separately · writing · partial · qualified · bench · ruling · decision · justice

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Opposites
agreement vs. disagreement

concurringdissenting

Expressing disagreement formally

disagreeing · opposing · objecting · differing · disputing

harmony vs. discord

concurringdiscordant

Lacking musical agreement

clashing · conflicting · dissonant · incompatible · at variance

harmony vs. conflict

concurringclashing

Striking with discord

arguing · fighting · quarreling · battling · warring

Phrases
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