Words / C2

k-uh-n-KOM-it-uh-nt/kənˈkɒmɪtənt/

Concomitant means happening at the same time as something else, and tied to it. Academic and policy writing uses it for a linked side-effect (growth and its concomitant costs). In speech say along with or that goes with it; concomitant sounds pretentious in chat.

Meaning

Happening at the same time as something else, and connected with it.

Examples

• “Growth came with a concomitant rise in traffic.”
• “Fame brought concomitant loss of privacy.”
• “Stress is a concomitant of the job, not a side issue.”

Good to know

Accompanying and connected. Everyday: along with.

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