CONCURRING Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

concurring

verb

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present participle of concur

as in coinciding

to have or come to the same opinion or point of view I concur with your assessment of the political situation

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as in accompanying

to occur or exist at the same time the 1960s, a decade in which the Cold War, the race to the moon, the Vietnam War, and the civil rights movement all concurred

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as in cooperating

to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end all sides concurred to pass the reform legislation on campaign financing

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Recent Examples of concurring Thissen, an associate justice, wrote a supplementary but concurring opinion objecting to certain findings in the disbarment decision, noting the court had failed to differentiate between negligent and intentional misappropriation of funds. —

Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 30 Apr. 2026 Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson penned her own opinion concurring in judgment. —

Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 17 Apr. 2026 Sotomayor said at the University of Kansas School of Law last week, referring to Kavanaugh's concurring opinion in the case. —

Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026 Brennan authored the majority opinion, with concurring opinions from Marshall, Blackmun and Powell. —

Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026 The veteran forward had just spent the past five minutes explaining the importance of defense, concurring with MVP candidate Victor Wembanyama on a point the young star had made in San Antonio a few days prior. —

Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026 In response to Kagan, Justice Amy Coney Barrett filed a concurring opinion that staked out a moderate conservative position. —

Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026 Justice Amy Comey Barrett explained some of the majority’s reasoning for supporting parental rights while denying similar rights for teachers in a concurring opinion signed by Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Chief Justice John Roberts. —

Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 4 Mar. 2026 Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote in a concurring opinion joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh that the case is far from over yet, despite their intervention. —

Ella Lee, The Hill, 2 Mar. 2026

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There are plans to install more at other parks and venues coinciding with July Fourth and Veterans Day.

— Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 14 May 2026
His comments come as the first ceasefire struck in the Russia-Ukraine war, a three-day period coinciding with the celebration of Victory Day, commemorating the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 May 2026