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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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Mr Davies and representatives from UK Athletics listened as the prosecutor explained how key base support components from the heavy shot-putting cage had been missing that afternoon.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The group has gathered at a speaker’s glass-walled offices downtown and listened to entrepreneurs address topics like finding their own Everest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

The teenage girl told the BBC she felt "undermined, unheard, not listened to" by lawyers during the court case.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

In his teens, when he wasn’t sitting in movie theaters watching westerns, he listened to records by Fats Waller and Hawkins.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

The audience listened with “gaping ears” to the eerie sounds.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock