Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb accompany

4 senses of accompany

Sense 1
attach to, accompany, come with, go with -- (be present or associated with an event or entity; "French fries come with the hamburger"; "heart attacks are accompanied by distruction of heart tissue"; "fish usually goes with white wine"; "this kind of vein accompanies certain arteries")

Sense 2
accompany -- (go or travel along with; "The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere")
       => travel, go, move, locomote -- (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast")

Sense 3
play along, accompany, follow -- (perform an accompaniment to; "The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano")
       => play -- (play on an instrument; "The band played all night long")

Sense 4
company, companion, accompany, keep company -- (be a companion to somebody)
       => consort, associate, affiliate, assort -- (keep company with; hang out with; "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues")

Antonyms of adj accompanied

2 senses of accompanied

Sense 1
accompanied (vs. unaccompanied) -- (having companions or an escort; "there were lone gentlemen and gentlemen accompanied by their wives")

unaccompanied (vs. accompanied) -- (being without an escort)
        => alone (predicate), lone (prenominal), lonely (prenominal), solitary -- (lacking companions or companionship; "he was alone when we met him"; "she is alone much of the time"; "the lone skier on the mountain"; "a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel"; "a lonely soul"; "a solitary traveler")
        => isolated, marooned, stranded -- (cut off or left behind; "an isolated pawn"; "several stranded fish in a tide pool"; "travelers marooned by the blizzard")
        => tod -- (alone and on your own; "don't just sit there on your tod")
        => unattended -- (lacking accompaniment or a guard or escort; "unattended women"; "problems unattended with danger")

Sense 2
accompanied (vs. unaccompanied), attended -- (playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment)

unaccompanied (vs. accompanied) -- (playing or singing without accompaniment; "the soloist sang unaccompanied")
        => a cappella -- (sung without instrumental accompaniment; "they sang an a cappella Mass")
        => solo -- (composed or performed by a single voice or instrument; "a passage for solo clarinet")

Similarity of adj accompanied

2 senses of accompanied

Sense 1
accompanied (vs. unaccompanied) -- (having companions or an escort; "there were lone gentlemen and gentlemen accompanied by their wives")

Sense 2
accompanied (vs. unaccompanied), attended -- (playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment)

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