accompaniment

1. 1.

   an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another

   Synonymsconcomitantattendantco-occurrence

   Broaderhappening

   Narrowerassociatebackground
2. 2.

   a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts

   Synonymsmusical accompanimentbackupsupport

   Broaderpart

   Narrowerdescantvamp
3. 3.

   something added to complete or embellish or make perfect

   “a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner”

   “wild rice was served as an accompaniment to the main dish”

   Synonymscomplement

   Broaderadjunct
4. 4.

   the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them

   Synonymsescort

   Broaderprotection

   Narrowerconvoy

Other forms of accompaniment

plural

accompaniments·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about accompaniment

What does accompaniment mean?

accompaniment means "an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in accompaniment?

accompaniment has 4 syllables: ac-com-pani-ment. The stress falls on "com". In IPA it is /əˈkʌmpnɪmənt/.

What is another word for accompaniment?

Close synonyms include concomitant, attendant, co-occurrence, musical accompaniment, backup. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is accompaniment a common word?

accompaniment is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.