ATTENDANT Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of attendant

as in resultant

coming as a result dreaded the coming flu season and the attendant flood of school absences

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Relevance

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causal

as in accompanying

present at the same time and place the movie stars' divorce and the attendant press coverage about it

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attendant

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noun

ə-ˈten-dənt

as in guide

one that accompanies another for protection, guidance, or as a courtesy let the hotel attendant help them with their bags

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as in accompaniment

something that is found along with something else disease is the inevitable attendant of poor sanitation

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Adjective

Newsom has often faulted local regulations and attendant political pushback against new housing for California’s housing and homelessness crises. — Lia Russell july 13, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026 As a result, Earth would then have to endure not one big impact but a whole series of smaller ones, with all the attendant consequences. — Govert Schilling, Scientific American, 27 June 2026

Noun

Some critics attacked it as tone-deaf, given the war in Iran and the attendant, spiralling gas prices. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2026 Police are looking for three suspects who allegedly held a parking garage attendant at gunpoint and got away with a Lamborghini and a Porsche in Philadelphia's Old City neighborhood. — Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for attendant

Recent Examples of Synonyms for attendant

Adjective

Both aircraft were destroyed in the resultant crash with fire causing the death of four crew members on both planes.

— Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
The resultant work will ultimately be publicly presented, and as part of the residency’s stipulations, Rowe will retain intellectual property rights to and ownership of it.

— News Desk, Artforum, 22 May 2026

Definition of resultant

Adjective

By the next day, the memo and an accompanying statement from spokesperson Sean Parnell had been removed.

— Idrees Ali, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
The letter from Blumenthal and an accompanying summary of the whistleblower’s statements says the Postal Service began work on the portal on June 15 and stopped on June 25 after Talwani’s initial order.

— Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of accompanying

Noun

His guide led the group to an area off the Colorado River near Bright Angel Creek.

— Shayna Jacobs, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026
Upon their arrival in Thailand, Jax and Luce find a guide named John (Tom Brittney) who agrees to shepherd them around the Devil’s Elbow, despite inclement weather that makes the journey even more dangerous.

— Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of guide

Noun

The adventures of Addison’s titular shilling include being hoarded, offered as a bribe, and sent as an insulting accompaniment to a letter disinheriting a son.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026
Pasta salad, potato salad, or other summer vegetable dishes also make perfect accompaniments.

— Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of accompaniment

Adjective

The recovery has been further sidelined by Israel and the United States’ launching their February war on Iran and the consequent global shock to oil markets and spiking prices for mortgages and other types of borrowing.

— Alexander Smith, NBC news, 23 June 2026
The Iran war and the consequent global surge in energy prices is having a ripple effect on the war in Ukraine.

— Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 2 Apr. 2026

Definition of consequent

Adjective

Pennsylvania measles infections are approaching 500 cases, with two associated deaths reported in Lancaster County.

— Finch Walker, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Another search of Davis’ associated home turned up a Monte Carlo receipt for the time Shakur was killed.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of associated

Noun

Patterson, who turns 27 on Tuesday, has experience at guard and center, and the 49ers needed a backup at both spots considering Toth’s lingering concussion symptoms.

— Matt Barrows, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
So the first-year guard had to wait around and trust that his new team would figure out a way to get him in the door.

— Tony East, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

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