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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Recent Examples of attendant

Adjective

While in Congress, Cárdenas helped González navigate her immigration status and the attendant anguish that came with it. — Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026 Nearly 80 years later, New Jersey remains a lone holdout, legally locking in thousands of attendant jobs. — Jason Dressel, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026

Noun

Every employee here, from the bartenders to the spa attendants, always seems to be just one step ahead of you. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026 Flight attendant had the heart of a child Alicia Nicole Titus, 28, whose parents live in Dexter, was a positive, peace-loving, let's-make-the-world-a-better-place kind of person. — Sheryl Lee, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 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

The nails apply just like traditional press-ons; to swap shades during wear, users simply select a hue in the app and insert the tip of each nail into an accompanying wand, which delivers a small charge of power to change colors.

— Nina Derwin, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Its accompanying music video, directed by longtime U2 collaborator Anton Corbijn, was filmed in the California desert and satirizes the band as a religious cult in which women do the heavy lifting.

— Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of accompanying

Noun

Katrina Prowess, another Queens of the Crypt guide, shared a story about an alleged ghost at the Clothing Warehouse.

— Madeline Montgomery, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
The new show, which as yet is unnamed, will be a practical guide to buying and cooking produce seasonally for health and financial security.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of guide

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

Many of its associated effects can lag behind the event's onset.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
Data center companies and associated utility firms, chipmakers and cloud providers are expected to raise between $300 billion and $570 billion from the debt market this year, according to Vanguard.

— Steve Kopack, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of associated

Noun

Sey also told OutKick that security offered them an escort out of the building because the Valkyries fans became so hostile.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
The military escort played lively music as the procession made its way to the scaffold.

— Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of escort

Noun

The Hurricanes were missing a starting offensive lineman as right guard Max Buchanan is out for the foreseeable future with an injury.

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
Officials reviewed the play for a possible hostile act by Howard, but assessed no foul on the Atlanta guard.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

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