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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listened

She said suspicions from family members about the care of their loved one were not listened to.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

Dave Marsh was born in Flint, Michigan, where his dad worked on the railroad and did not appreciate the length of his son’s hair or the music he listened to.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

“A lot of long books got listened to,” Brust said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

Several weeks ago, Brown listened to a supposed recruiter pitch a Florida property-management job that “seemed off because it was too perfect.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 2026

She listened for the familiar sounds of her mother making breakfast, but there were only the new and different sounds of a hospital.

From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr