# concomitant

/ˌkɑnˈkɑmətənt/ (US) · /kənkˈɒmɪtənt/ (UK) · CEFR C1 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/concomitant
Updated: 2026-05-28

## Definition

something that happens at the same time as another thing. You use this when two things are connected and one usually comes with the other.

For teachers: a thing that exists or occurs in conjunction with another. Often used in academic or formal contexts to describe a secondary effect that accompanies a primary event.

## Examples

- The success of the project was a concomitant of hard work.
- While the main goal was to reduce costs, the improved efficiency was a welcome concomitant of the new software.
- The philosopher argued that the rise of industrial capitalism was a concomitant of the Enlightenment, as both relied on a rational approach to human labor and nature.

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