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 accompanying
1 sense of accompanying
Sense 1
attendant, consequent, accompanying, concomitant, incidental, ensuant, resultant, sequent -- (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")
INDIRECT (VIA subsequent) -> antecedent -- (preceding in time or order)
Similarity of adj accompanying
1 sense of accompanying
Sense 1
attendant, consequent, accompanying, concomitant, incidental, ensuant, resultant, sequent -- (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")
=> subsequent (vs. antecedent) -- (following in time or order; "subsequent developments")