Concomitant

usgb/kənˈkɑːmɪtənt/
adjective

Happening or existing at the same time as something else.

The new educational reforms were launched with the concomitant promise of additional funding.
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Often appears as...

  • concomitant changes
  • concomitant effect

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Formal

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Event Timing

Use 'concomitant' to highlight events that occur together often to imply a connection.

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The software update was released with concomitant system glitches.
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Not Cause-Effect

'Concomitant' indicates co-occurrence, not that one event causes the other.

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High stress levels and concomitant health issues were reported.
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Implication of Relation

Implies an association or relationship without needing to explain it.

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The festival’s success had concomitant benefits for the local economy.
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