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accompaniment - 14 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | accompaniment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | necessary part or embellishment |
| Synonyms: | accessory, adjunct, appendage, appurtenance, attachment, attendant, attribute, augmentation, complement, concomitant, enhancement, enrichment, supplement |
| Main Entry: | accompaniment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | music that supports a theme or performer in a composition |
| Synonyms: | back, background, backing, harmony, instrument, part, back-up |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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-nouns
accompaniment; adjunct [more]; context; appendage, appurtenance., coexistence, concomitance, company, association, companionship; partnership, copartnership; coefficiency., concomitant, accessory, coefficient; companion, buddy, attendant, fellow, associate, friend, colleague; consort, spouse, mate; partner, co-partner; satellite, hanger on, fellow-traveller, shadow; escort, cortege; attribute.
-verbs
accompany, coexist, attend; hang on, wait on; go hand in hand with; synchronize [more]; bear company, keep company; row in the same boat; bring in its train; associate with, couple with.
-adjectives
accompanying; concomitant, fellow, twin, joint; associated with, coupled with; accessory, attendant, obbligato.
-adverbs
with, withal; together with, along with, in company with; hand in hand, side by side; cheek by jowl, cheek by jole; arm in arm; therewith, herewith; and (addition) [more]., together, in a body, collectively.
-phrases
noscitur a sociis; virtutis fortuna comes.
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| Main Entry: | additive |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | added ingredient |
| Synonyms: | accompaniment, addition, extra, preservative, supplement, add-on, flavor enhancer |
| Main Entry: | backing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | support |
| Synonyms: | accompaniment, adherence, advocacy, aegis, aid, assistance, auspices, championship, encouragement, endorsement, funds, grant, help, patronage, reinforcement, sanction, sponsorship, subsidy, abetment, championing, secondment |
| Antonyms: | disfavor, opposition |
| Main Entry: | companion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | helper, friend |
| Synonyms: | accompaniment, accomplice, aide, ally, assistant, associate, attendant, buddy, chaperon, colleague, complement, comrade, concomitant, confederate, consort, convoy, counterpart, cousin, crony, double, escort, guide, match, mate, nurse, pal, partner, playmate, protector, safeguard, sidekick, co-worker, comate, cuz, pard, roomie |
| Antonyms: | enemy, foe, foreigner, opponent, stranger |
| Main Entry: | complement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | companion, counterpart |
| Synonyms: | accompaniment, addition, aggregate, augmentation, balance, capacity, completion, consummation, correlate, counterpart, enhancement, enrichment, entirety, quota, remainder, rest, supplement, total, totality, correlative, filler, finishing touch, makeweight, pendant, rounding-off |
| Notes: | complement is 'to complete, round out' and compliment is 'to praise or admire' and as a noun it is an expression of praise or admiration complement means an addition will serve to complete something or form with it to make a whole while a supplement is an addition to something already regarded as complete or whole; complement can also mean 'the full quantity, number, or amount' |
| Main Entry: | consort |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | associate, partner |
| Synonyms: | accompaniment, companion, concomitant, friend, husband, mate, spouse, wife |
| Antonyms: | antagonist, enemy, foe |
| Main Entry: | sidekick |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | companion |
| Synonyms: | accompaniment, accomplice, aide, ally, assistant, associate, buddy, chum, cohort, colleague, comrade, consort, crony, friend, pal, partner, playmate, amigo, coworker |
| Main Entry: | coincidence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | agreement; coexistence |
| Synonyms: | accompaniment, accord, collaboration, concurrence, conformity, conjunction, consonance, correlation, correspondence, union, accordance, concomitance, parallelism, synchronism |
| Antonyms: | clash, deviation, difference, disagreement, divergence, mismatch |
| Main Entry: | state |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | condition or mode of being |
| Synonyms: | accompaniment, attitude, capacity, case, category, character, circumstance, circumstances, contingency, element, environment, essential, estate, event, eventuality, fix, footing, form, frame of mind, humor, imperative, juncture, limitation, mood, nature, occasion, occurrence, outlook, pass, phase, plight, position, posture, predicament, prerequisite, proviso, reputation, requirement, shape, situation, spirits, stand, standing, station, status, stipulation, time, welfare, chances, state of affairs |
| Main Entry: | equipment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | supplies, gear for activity |
| Synonyms: | accessories, apparatus, baggage, belongings, equipage, furnishings, furniture, impedimenta, machinery, material, materiel, miscellaneous, outfit, paraphernalia, provisions, rig*, setup, stock, store, stuff, tackle, things, trappings, accompaniments, accouterments, appliances, appurtenances, articles, attachments, contraptions, contrivances, devices, facilities, fittings, fixtures, gadgets, habiliments, kit and kaboodle, provisioning, shebang, tools, traps, utensils |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | trimmings |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | accessories, extras |
| Synonyms: | accent, fixings, garnish, trappings, accompaniments, additions, clippings, decorations, frills, ornaments, supplements |
| Main Entry: | fixings |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | components |
| Synonyms: | accessories, trimmings, accompaniments, constituents, ingredients |
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