concomitant (redirected from concomitants)

con·com·i·tant  (kn-km-tnt)

adj.

Occurring or existing concurrently; attendant. See Synonyms at contemporary.

n.

One that occurs or exists concurrently with another.

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[Late Latin concomitns, concomitant-, present participle of concomitr, to accompany : Latin com-, com- + Latin comitr, to accompany (from comes, comit-, companion; see ei- in Indo-European roots).]

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con·comi·tant·ly adv.

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concomitant

Adjective

existing or along with (something else): the concomitant health gains

Noun

something that is concomitant [Latin com- with + comes companion]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	concomitant - an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another accompaniment, co-occurrence, attendant happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens associate - any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another; "first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate" background - relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation; "when the rain came he could hear the sound of thunder in the background"
Adj.	1.	concomitant - following or accompanying as a consequence; "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems"; "snags incidental to the changeover in management"; "attendant circumstances"; "the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"; "the ensuant response to his appeal"; "the resultant savings were considerable" accompanying, consequent, ensuant, resultant, sequent, attendant, incidental subsequent - following in time or order; "subsequent developments"