Synonyms of listened

listened

verb

past tense of listen

as in heard

to pay attention especially through the act of hearing

would you listen to what I have to say?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• heard
• attended
• hearkened
• heeded
• harkened
• harked
• minded
• pricked up one's ears

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• disregarded
• tuned out
• discounted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of listened

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, 29 Sep. 2026

So Bono listened to some Yes songs, for the first time in his life. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026

Furthermore, the Chinese president listened to music provided by the Air Force Band, including both the American and Chinese national anthems, and witnessed a flyover by two B-1 bombers. — Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2026

There are plenty of people who have never listened to country radio who are finding it through pop radio or social media or word of mouth or even through Drake’s languid remake featuring Don Toliver (though Langley’s cameo is now out of the video). — Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2026

Nobody in The Line listened, and bad things happened to your fraternity pledge. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026

Afterward, most voters who listened on the radio thought there’d been no clear victor—or that Richard Nixon had won. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Sep. 2026

For one, everybody and their cool friend listened to Bandsplain’s Madonna series, plus Madge herself released her best album since Confessions on a Dance Floor, Confessions II. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026