Showing Results for "listened"

listened

VERB

hear and pay attention

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accept admit attend get observe take notice tune in

STRONG

adopt audit auscultate catch concentrate eavesdrop entertain hark harken hearken mind monitor obey overhear receive welcome

WEAK

auscult be all ears be attentive get a load of give an audience to give attention give heed to hang on words hear out hear tell lend an ear pick up on prick up ears take advice take into consideration take under advisement tune in on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny dispute ignore miss refuse reject

STRONG

disobey disregard forget neglect turn away

WEAK

speak talk

Example Sentences

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Appeared in the May 27, 2026, print edition as 'A ‘Community Activist’ Who Listened to Communities'.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Listened to every story from those who said they were there, a number that has swelled through the years far past the 59,000 seats at the old Three Rivers Stadium.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2022

Q. Re: Prudie Pod: The “Not My Best Side” Edition: Listened to the episode this a.m. about the “friend” who took a photo of the letter writer in a coma.

From Slate • Jan. 28, 2020

Listened this year: John Malkovich’s reading of “Breakfast of Champions” is a weird delight.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2019

“But I also understand that sometimes you reach a point where the only thing that matters is being heard. No, not just heard. Listened to, right?”

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee