ATTENDED Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in accompanied

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verb

past tense of attend

as in escorted

to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship a passel of assistants attend the movie star wherever she goes

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as in listened

to pay attention especially through the act of hearing I'm sorry, but all the noise means I'm having a hard time attending to the conversation

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as in watched

to take charge of especially on behalf of another tired of attending other people's children, the nanny was eager to have a child of her own

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as in coincided

to occur or exist at the same time all the pomp and circumstance that attend the opening of the Olympic Games

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Recent Examples of attended

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his Bulgarian counterpart Rumen Radev attended a ceremony at Thessaloniki's Museum of Byzantine Civilization, where the remains were kept, before the handover. — Costas Kantouris, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026 About 285,000 attended last year, making the United States the festival’s largest source of overseas visitors. — Erik Kirschbaum, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026 After The Dick Van Dyke Show wrapped, Matthews returned to a normal childhood life and attended UCLA. — Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2026 Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his Bulgarian counterpart Rumen Radev attended a ceremony at Thessaloniki’s Museum of Byzantine Civilization, where the remains were kept, before the handover. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026 The actor attended the New York premiere of Verity with a very trendy Cartier on his wrist. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026 Cardi also attended the Gucci The Store Show during Milan Fashion Week. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026 The 2017 ceremony was held without them, marking the first time that neither the president nor the first lady attended. — Paul Grein, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026 The dinner was attended by Chancellor John Healey and liberal democrat leader Sir Ed Davey, while the pre-dinner reception was attended by Princess Anne, according to The Telegraph. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for attended

Adjective

The department says Archaga-Elvir was arrested in Texas as an accompanied minor in 2015, but he was released by the Obama administration.

— Preston Mizell, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026

Definition of accompanied

Verb

The suspect wanted for pushing his estranged girlfriend and her infant daughter off their 15th-floor Bronx balcony, killing the woman, has been arrested — and smiled shamelessly when escorted to court by cops to face justice Thursday.

— Theodore Parisienne, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
The fan who reached out to catch the ball was escorted out of Yankee Stadium by security and police.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of escorted

Verb

This shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone who has been around — or listened to — the Chicago Bulls forward for the last couple of years.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
In eastern Kentucky, Libby Honeycutt listened upstairs to the sound of glass breaking below as floodwaters tore apart her house.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of listened

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The proximity to his father was what worried Lorena Zschaber, a 40-year-old photographer, who watched the results roll in at an LGBTQ+ friendly bar in downtown Rio de Janeiro.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
The proximity to his father was what worried Lorena Zschaber, a 40-year-old photographer, who watched the results roll in at an LGBTQ+-friendly bar in downtown Rio de Janeiro.

— Mauricio Savarese, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of watched

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Two of the three strongest on record — in 1982-83 and 1997-98 — coincided with above-average precipitation in California and caused considerable damage.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
The arrest, which came as public interest in the investigation remained high, coincided with the search of a property nearby in Westminster, police said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of coincided

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But moments before the nosedive, passengers seated near the front of the plane heard sounds of a fight inside the cockpit, said passenger Daniel Schlichter, who was seated in the second row.

— SAM MEDNICK, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Eventually the curtain was closed again and the microphone in the room was turned off, but Pike could still be heard making gasping or snoring sounds.

— Rebecca Boone, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of heard

Verb

Klein not only wrote the score but co-wrote some of the songs and supervised others, bouncing ideas back and forth with Anders and Rachtman.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2026
When Hannah-Jones asked an aide why the children weren’t being supervised, she was told there wasn’t enough staff.

— Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of supervised

Verb

Another impending free agent, the pitching guru oversaw one of baseball’s best rotations and that aforementioned surprisingly successful bullpen.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
Several people have been charged in connection with the bust, but whoever oversaw the network has so far managed to elude arrest.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026