Home › Words › A › accompanimentaccompaniment/əˈkʌm.pə.ni.mənt/accompaniment means A part, usually performed by instruments, that gives support or adds to the background in music, or adds for ornamentation; also, the harmony of a figured bass.accompaniment is pronounced /əˈkʌm.pə.ni.mənt/.EtymologyFrom French accompagnement; equivalent to accompany + -ment. First attested in 1744.nounA part, usually performed by instruments, that gives support or adds to the background in music, or adds for ornamentation; also, the harmony of a figured bass.e.g.“Brooks performed a saxophone solo on stage, with Robert as accompaniment on the bass.”That which accompanies; something that attends as a circumstance, or which is added to give greater completeness to the principal thing, or by way of ornament, or for the sake of symmetry.e.g.“A side salad is a common accompaniment to a main dish.”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.accompanimental 74% match — Relating to or serving as an accompaniment vs accompaniment →accompanist 72% match — The performer in music who takes the accompanying part. vs accompaniment →comp 70% match — To accompany, in music. vs accompaniment →accompanied 70% match — Having accompaniment; being part of a group of at least two. vs accompaniment →accompanier 67% match — Someone or something that accompanies. vs accompaniment →accompanitive 63% match — Indicative of accompaniment; comitative. vs accompaniment →undermelody 63% match — An accompanying melody that is less prominent than the main melody. vs accompaniment →correpetition 62% match — accompaniment vs accompaniment →